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The haunting song I asked you to listen to yesterday reveals so much of how we can go wrong as fathers, and grandfathers. \u00a0It is the natural state of men to define themselves by their accomplishments, their success, as it were. \u00a0Unfortunately, many men see financial success as the penacle of their worth. \u00a0Amassing wealth is not a bad thing, but how we define wealth is tricky. I’ve known men with great amounts of financial wealth, \u00a0but families that were a train wreck. \u00a0If a man leaves a fortune to his family but the family is filled with disfunction and doubt, has he been a success?<\/p>\n
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I believe a man must give his family several things; love, respect, protection and security. \u00a0We give love by putting them above all things in our lives with the exception of our faith. \u00a0We show them respect by allowing them to be themselves, but we guide them by the example we set in our own lives. \u00a0Character, integrity and empathy are all best taught by living them ourselves. \u00a0We assure them of protection, by showing that we are prepared to ward off danger and that we are capable of doing so. \u00a0Finally we provide security in terms of a roof over their heads, food on the table and the knowledge that you have asked God to offer the greatest security for your family.<\/p>\n
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Children will learn to be the adults we model, what are we modeling? \u00a0Teach them to love themselves so they can love others, teach them to respect themselves so they can respect others. \u00a0Teach them to protect others because they know they are protected. \u00a0Finally teach them the true meaning of security in Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
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Good Friday and blessings,<\/p>\n
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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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