Excellent Fatherhood
Bisi Adewale
Excellent fathers are rare gifts to the world.They are mentors,leaders,Motivators,energizes and molders of next generation of Children.
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. (?Nehemiah? ?4?:?14? KJV) Excellent Fatherhood
WHO IS AN EXCELLENT FATHER : An excellent father is a man who rises up and do everything possible to to build up his Children and fight for the future and destiny of his sons,Daughters and wife.Excellent Fatherhood
RESULT OF BAD FATHERHOOD
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. (?Proverbs? ?17?:?21, 25? KJV)
— Bad fatherhood will lead to raising of ungodly and foolish Children.Excellent Fatherhood
WONDERS OF GOOD FATHERHOOD
3 John 1:4 KJV
[4] I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
— Good fatherhood will lead to Godly Children
— Good fatherhood will make Children to walk in Truth
TYPE OF FATHERS
— Authoritarian Fathers
— Absentee/irresponsible fathers
If they can’t see you when they are young,you wont see them when you are old
— Helicopter Fathers
— Authoritative and Balance fathers.Excellent Fatherhood
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: (?1 Thessalonians? ?2?:?7? KJV)
5 MAJOR THINGS YOUR CHILDREN NEEDS FROM YOU
1) — GOOD EXAMPLE: Don’t do what you don’t want them to do,don’t be what you don’t want them to be:
1 Corinthians 11:1 KJV
[1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Excellent Fatherhood
Michael Jackson requested his wine be served in Diet Coke cans during flights, because he didn’t want his kids to see him drinking alcohol. They eventually knew the truth
2) — TIME: Spend time with your Children,a time is coming you will regret you never did.
Proverbs 17:6 KJV
[6] Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
— Attend important days in their lives,don’t mis out.
3) — TEACHING: create time to teach them the word of God or you risk losing them to the World Deuteronomy 6:6-9. Excellent Fatherhood
3) — LOVE THEIR MOTHER: Loving their mother is one of the greatest gift you can give to your Children,you can’t say you love them but you are beating their mother Ephesians 5:25
4) — PRAYER: What you can’t,God Can,pray for them,hand them over to Jesus and have your rest in the future
(Mark 11:24)
Pastor Bisi Adewale is a family and relationship expert; author of Secret of Irresistible Wife and more than 70 other books on marriage and family life. You can reach him on familybooster@gmail.com, 08068312004, 08051512823, BB: 2AF5C883, Blog: www.bisiadewale.com, Website:www.familybooster.com facebook.com/PastorBisiAdewale.Twitter@bisiadewale
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