As parents, we are called to impress our faith upon our children. I believe having a strong relationship with our children gives us the platform to share our faith and access to their hearts. It's difficult for chlidren or teens to recieve a value system or faith from someone they have no relatonship with. The relationship is what gives us the influence into thier lives, not just the authority position only.
Proverbs 23:26 starts off by saying, "My son, give me your heart." As fathers, we should want to win the heart of our sons. Spending quality time with our sons shows that we love them and want to be apart of their lives. "Doing life" together and special activitites together gives us the opportunity to talk about life and get to know one another.
Many fathers from Family Church took advantage of this opportunity this past weekend. The dads spent time with their sons setting up tents and the camp area. The view of watching fathers and sons cook that evenings meal as they chatted was awesome! Later that evening all the men and sons gathered around the campfire as we sang worship songs together followed by a devotion by Ryan Jordan. Many of the boys there spent time hanging out together and having "BB Gun Wars" (glad no moms were around). We had several men step in to partner with single moms by taking their boys to the campout by "adopting" them for the weekend. For some, this was their very first time to campout.
Great job men and thanks for being involved in your sons lives!
