Ninety
Three Percent
Opinion
polls and statistics are a turn off for me. Whenever I hear someone quote them
my mind goes into rejection mode. The news is full of numbers. If not the figures
for candidates running for political office, it’s the stock market report or
the latest on the national debt. I have not been good at numbers.
There
is one exception. Recently I came across a statistic that caught my eye.
Believe it or not I read it on Facebook where a blogger quoted from a survey
taken from the Christian periodical Leadership Journal. Paraphrasing the article,
it said that when a dad comes into a personal relationship with Jesus there is
a 93% chance the rest of the family will follow his lead.
Unfortunately,
we live in a culture that demeans the role of fathers. Rarely, do I find dads
portrayed as healthy leaders of their families. It is no secret that with the
breakdown of marriages, men assume a secondary role in the raising of children.
God gave fathers the responsibility of modeling the character and care He gives
to all humanity.
I
remember my own father who was often absent from my growing up years because of
his work. Although he, like all dads, had shortcomings, I believe he modeled the
love and care of our Heavenly Father. He worked hard to make sure we had a roof
over our head, food on the table and clothes on our back. This came from his
conviction that God is important in family life.
It
is the responsibility of fathers to care for and train their children. This is
done as much by example as by words. No one can do it alone. He needs that
relationship with Jesus to show the way. I am reminded of these words from the
Bible: “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will
not depart from it.”
Come
on dads, let’s make it 100%.
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