{"id":1854,"date":"2022-06-17T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/20\/following-gods-example-for-fatherhood\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T20:56:29","slug":"following-gods-example-for-fatherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/17\/following-gods-example-for-fatherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Following God\u2019s Example for Fatherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On this Father’s Day we honor all the men who strive to model their fatherhood after our Father in Heaven. \u00a0Keep on striving for progress, men…the LIGHT! is here to support you all the way to be the best dad you can be!<\/p>\n

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\"\"At times, fatherhood can be daunting.<\/p>\n

Maybe there are moments you don\u2019t have a clue what you\u2019re doing. The swaddling. The tough questions. The disciplining. The nurturing. Other times, maybe it feels like you really earned that \u201c#1 Dad\u201d coffee mug.<\/p>\n

But whether you ace the test of fatherhood every time or not, you\u2019ve been given one of the greatest gifts around\u2014a child to guide and direct, mold and teach, raise and nurture. So how can you make sure you get it right?<\/p>\n

God is the greatest example of fatherhood we have. You can learn about Him in the Bible, which is the best guidebook to life there is.<\/p>\n

Here are some things the Bible\u2014and God Himself\u2014has to say to fathers. After all, why not learn from the best?<\/p>\n

Be attentive.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When His followers thought He had better things to do, God welcomed children with open arms. He paid attention to them and took time for them. Your job or hobbies may come and go, but investing in your children is priceless.<\/p>\n

Set an example.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This one may seem like a no-brainer, but you can\u2019t forget that you have someone looking up to you. That\u2019s what kids do, and they don\u2019t grow out of it. Do you want your children following in your footsteps? Follow God\u2019s lead as you strive to be loving, forgiving, firm and fair.<\/p>\n

Empower your children.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

God guides us and gives us wisdom. He\u2019s also compassionate and wants what\u2019s best for us. Encourage your kids. Support them. Teach them and lead them. It takes patience\u2014and may give you a few gray hairs\u2014but they\u2019ll thank you for it.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t do it alone.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Being a man isn\u2019t about proving to others how strong and capable you are. That\u2019s ego. Being a man, and especially being a father, is about knowing how dependent you are on others to do your job well. Particularly how dependent you are on God. You\u2019re not meant to do this alone.<\/p>\n

Pray.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Praying is talking to God, and we already established that He\u2019s the best mentor you\u2019ve got. Talk to Him about your children. Pray for the strength and wisdom you need to be a good father. Even Jesus prayed to His Father, so you know it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n

God wants to help you not only as a father, but in every part of your life. He loves you and wants a relationship with you. You can have that today.<\/strong><\/i> Start here.<\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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On this Father’s Day we honor all the men who strive to model their fatherhood after our Father in Heaven. \u00a0Keep on striving for progress, men…the LIGHT! is here to support you all the way to be the best dad you can be! At times, fatherhood can be daunting. Maybe there are moments you don\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8kHU7-tU","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/iStock-1163999350-FB.jpg?fit=1200%2C630","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1854"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1857,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854\/revisions\/1857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}