I was listening to James Dobson this morning as I do almost every morning at 5:30 and he had a speaker on that was dealing with Dad's being Dad's. He had a lot of good things to say about our responsibility as fathers. The first half aired today and the second half will air tomorrow.
We are more than willing to step up and be the "king" or "priest" or "pastor" or "boss" at work or church outside the home. But we tend to put less energy into leading our family's. We almost ignore them at times and put the behind work and ministry and volunteering to help others. My toes are sore this morning!
The speaker said that God has called us to demonstrate or "prove" our leadership in the home first - before we "prove" our leadership at church or work or out in the community.
The family is a model of the church with a leader (dad the priest), a board of directors (mom the counselor and in my case the prophetess) and the followers (I have a few more than some). Have we been successful leaders in our home? Have we stepped up with at least the same desire and energy at home as we do at church and work? I can't feel my toes anymore!
The speaker referenced Deut 6 and basically all 43 kings of the old testament. Almost all of the kings, with a few exceptions, were semi-successful at work, but failed at home.
Thank God for godly women who step up and fill our empty shoes - but we can't afford to shirk or slyt our God given responsibilities at home. There is way more at stake than we probably realize!
1 comment:
deep stuff Charlie!
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