“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness…” (Matthew 6:33). For many men, life seems to daily overwhelm them with an unending list of demands for their time and energy. Twenty-four hours a day just doesn’t seem to be enough time for all that fills the daily to-do list! The obvious result is...
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THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER IS PAID WELL
“Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward” (Psalm 127:3). Parenting is amazing. You produce and raise your children, and when they are grown God tells you that those children are the paycheck God gives you for the life you have lived! Children are heirlooms we receive...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER IS ACTIVE IN HIS LOCAL CHURCH
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…” (Hebrews 10:25). Jesus died for the church, we are told in the Bible. “The gates of hell will not prevail against the church,” Jesus said. The church is as old as the ministry of Jesus Himself and is a vital part of any father’s success as well as...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER IS SKILLED AT SELF-MOTIVATION
“David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6). The Bible speaks clearly to the issue of contentment. Paul said, “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (Philippians 4:11). He further instructed, “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Timothy 6:8). The writer of...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER COOPERATES WITH GOD
“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it” (Psalm 127:1). Exceptional fathers do what other fathers refuse to do. Extraordinary fathers do regularly what others do only occasionally. They discipline their children, protect their children, train their children, teach their children, and put forth incredible effort in raising their children...
BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
Be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:17–19 One of the greatest truths...