Success in Your Home – Part 1
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
“I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.”
You may succeed in every area of life, but if you fail as a Father or Mother, then in God’s eyes you are a failure. Success is a by word of western civilization and upbringing. We are continually challenged to seek success in all that we do, in profession, in sports, in politics and in our personal lives.
Success in God’s eyes, however is often measured by a standard quite different from our own. In Ephesians 6:4 NKJV Paul sums up in one verse the primary responsibilities of fathers. “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” In Colossians 3:21 NKJV Paul repeats the initial warning, “Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.”
Mothers of course are intimately involved in the care and upbringing of children nevertheless, the primary responsibility rests on the fathers.
From the September 2016 issue, themed I am a Champion.
