5 Things a Father does Pt. 3

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Five things a father does for his kids…

 

#1 A Godly Father protects…

#2 A godly father whoops his kids… 

#3 A Godly father provides… he pays the bills - its all about the benjamins and the roberts and the Lauras and the shelleys, madisons, in my house the Reeses and the Ryans and the grandkids…

 

1 Tim. 5:8

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

 

Provide… not just pay the bills and work hard, but think ahead of what is coming, to prepare and be ready. 

 

Now let me state the following up front. Our kids today are spoiled rotten. pihones, iPads, ipods, i wants and i needs… sports equipment, travel, clothes, hobbies, movies, cable, internet, apps agendas and so much more… and lets not forget food, eating out, uber, School supplies… it is never ending, but our kids live in abundance… I do not care who you are - if they are living in the ghetto they still have more than most kids around the world. 

So when it says you must provide I am talking about working in such a way that you are paying their basics… food, clothes, healthcare needs and maybe just a few extras… if you can do more than that - great… and maybe not great. 

Because you also need to provide for them the opportunity for them to work if they want something. Provide for them an allowance to fill full tasks around the house and get paid for it. Provide for them responsibilities that give them ownership.

So yes, provide for their basic staples, provide for some basic wants… BUT ALSO provide for them ways to start to learn how to work.

NEXT provide for them examples of you working and sacrificing and trying to better yourself. 

Do you provide an example of reading, bettering yourself, working a second job, 

Do you provide an example of a husband that takes care of his wife.

Do you provide an example of how to save and how to spend. 

A few years ago my wife texted me and said we are out of money, She reminded me we don’t get paid for a few more days and my son needed some money in an emergency. We were texting… I said go upstairs to my room, get this bible off the shelf and look inside and take what you need. She texted back a few minutes later… where did you get all this money?? I thought we were broke? I said we are broke… but that is my emergency money for times like this. She texted me back about an hour later… thank you for being so wise to save money for times like this, I won’t ever take any without asking and your son was amazed we had it to give… you are a good dad and a good provider.

NOW THE FACT IS AT THAT TIME I WAS WORKING 3 JOBS… THIS WAS JUST 4 YEARS AGO… I DID NOT FEEL LIKE A GOOD DAD OR A GOOD PROVIDER…

Why? only because I was looking at the worlds example of what a wealthy father could afford his kids… and not what God calls us to do. 

Yes there are many lazy deadbeat, lousy Dads out there… but there are also many that are beating themselves up because they don’t have an extra $1200 for their son to sign up for hockey… I get it.

That is why you are called to provide more than just money… provide care, love, opportunities and more as God directs you.