6.17- Happy Father's Day 2018

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6.17-
Happy Father's Day 2018


A good Christian father…

-Takes care to accept his children’s mother as she is without trying to “fix” or change her personality or style of interaction with others.

-Invests massive amounts of time with his children at work and play.

-Listens more than speaks.

-Loves to worship God with others and his children.

-Is a servant willing to do whatever needs to be done.

-Is with his wife in sickness and health, good times and bad.

-Takes pains at his job that critical to support his family and make a positive difference in this world

-Keeps the confidences of his children and grandchildren.

-Speaks the truth or nothing at all.

-Speaks words that build people up.

-Has a heart and home that is open to his family to come by and visit at any time.

-Is full of joy and humor. He takes life seriously without taking himself too seriously.

-Is not lazy. He goes to work on time and stays overtime when needed to get the job done.

-Strives to keep himself in as good health as is possible.

-Makes children of all ages feel welcomed.

-Knows what he is “cut out to do” and gets busy doing it to the benefit of others.

-Sees himself as a child of God and brother of Jesus without pride or conceit, but with confidence in God.

Larry Wishard

6.16.18

1 Timothy 4.
12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example [e]of those who believe. 13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the [f]presbytery. 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will [g]ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

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