Father's Day: Two Questions for Every Dad to Ask
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 | Ephesians 6:4
Two Myths of fatherhood:
Fathers are optional.
Being a father comes naturally.
Two Questions for Every Dad to Ask Themselves:
1. As a dad, what can I do to help grow my kid's relationship with God?
2. As a dad, what can I do do help grow my kid's relationship with me?
Two Common Mistakes parents make when it comes to the Spiritual Lives of our Kids:
1. Thinking that it's too late.
2. Confusing a personal relationship with God for a private relationship with God.
When the situation is most critical, it's the quality of your relationship with your child that determines the depth of your influence with them.
Paul is saying to us as dads that our approach towards raising our kids should match the way God cares for the Church.
Two Keys to having a great relationship with your child:
1. They have to feel accepted by you.
2. They've got to have your time.
How do I get back what I've lost?
You love. You bless. You serve.
God cares more about our hearts than our behaviors.