A father is the pacesetter for the faith in his family

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The statistics are sobering. When the mother is a believer but the father is not, the children are not nearly as inclined to stay involved in the church. But when the father walks with Christ and leads his family that way, the children will be much more rooted in the church as they grow older. The father not only calls out the child’s sexual identity but sets the tone for their spiritual acuity as well.

Of course, mothers can and should play their part in talking about Christ to their children, using teachable moments throughout the day to bring up spiritual realities. There are also wonderful stories of a mother’s winsome faith opening up the heart of a child to follow, despite an absent or antagonistic father. But those stories tend to be the exception. God designed fathers to be the pacesetters for the faith in their families. It is an awesome privilege and responsibility.

But many fathers abdicate their role here to the moms, the churches, or to Christian schools. Sometimes they have no vibrant faith in Christ to pass along. At other times, their faith is real, but they feel incompetent to teach or lead spiritually. I certainly felt this way when my two daughters were young. I came from a family where I had no modeling of a father doing this.

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You are absolutely right

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The mothers are supposed to be the manager of the home

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You're right, thanks for sharing

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Good post

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Fathers should take responsibility

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This is very interesting and amazing, thanks for this

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There is nothing in life so so emotional, happiness, caring like family and when Christ is in it all wonderful. I love this.

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Most father's are busy making money and not giving much time to family.

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Things shouldn't be so mothers are meant to always spend more time with the family

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Fathers has a major role to play as they are the priest of their home

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Father's do play a major row in the family

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The role of a father on a child can never be underestimated God bless our fathers

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It is the duty of a Father to set out a good example

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Fathers should be the role model in their households

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Yes I felt the same way 🚦 too when my brothers was young

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