There really isn't an instruction book to being a Father. Oh I know the Bible and many great books have been written but a step by step manual there is not. I was thinking about what Henry David Thoreau said ""Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." I thought about this and what that means for my children. How can I as daddy help see that the song in their heart doesn't go unsung?
So many times as parents we confuse activity with purpose. What I mean is lots of after school sports and activities is great ...but how does all that tie-in with the purpose or deep dreams within them? Don't stop letting them experience extracurricular events, they're important for many reasons we won't get into here, But, I want to make sure they always dream beyond what they can see just in front of them.
Did you ever imagine being something as a child and have an adult that you trusted shoot down the idea as silly? That is exactly what crushes dreams ...or buries the song deep inside us and we're too ashamed to discuss it because others might see it as unreachable or sad.
I challenge you dads, never ever tell your kids they can't achieve their dreams. Almost as bad as telling them that they're silly is being so busy that you don't listen to them and really hear what they are conveying. Put down the ipad or turn off the TV.
Show them you believe in them ...don't just say the words.
Eldredge says "The Glory of God is man fully alive".
So how can I as daddy help them lead lives fully alive? Live, dream, believe.
Trust the Father of all of us is singing over us.
That's the song in our hearts ...don't let it stay deep within.
Show your kids how to sing it ...by living your life fully alive.
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