Father's and Children

Father's honor your children, for without them you would not be a dad. In Colossians 3:21--"Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged". Barring any physical problems, any young man can produce a child, but not every man will become a father. To become a father means; a man will have to want to raise up that child and take responsibility to teach him, to train him, and will need to be a shining example for that child. The child did not ask to be born or to be brought into this world. However it happened, a man is to be a man and take his responsibility to love and care for that child.

On the other hand, God says in many places of the Bible; Mark, Matthew, and others places, that Children are to Honor there parents and not to say evil about them for there will be consequences. Remember you would not be here without your parents having given birth for you. God allowed that birth to happen for a reason and your job is to honor them even though you do not agree on how they raised you. Perhaps they did you a favor and you still do not know it. There are reasons for every thing that happens and we are to accept what happened and learn lessons from it. If we were in our parents shoes we might have done as they did. Keep in mind, we older folks can tell you that no matter how good a child has it or has had it, they always think it should be different. The child thinks they can/could do better, and we hope they do. Perhaps you can do what you think they should have done with your children.

In any case, there will come a time when you will see that your father did what he could do, and how he had to do it. We can criticise all we want, but it does not change the past. The past is history and it is gone. Ask God to help you to accept the past and forgive your parents for what you think or thought was not right. You will be empowered for it. God will see to it. God Bless!