Father’s Day

Father’s Day is quickly approaching and as I am out on the farm repairing some fence I think about my own dad the impact he has had on my life.  How he has always been there for me no matter what he had to sacrifice.  Then I began to think about those dads that don’t sacrifice, those that don’t seem to care or even try to be a dad, the ones that end up classified deadbeats.  I think about being a dad myself and I just can’t understand these dads.

As all of this is running through my head, I’m walking across the old garden spot where my wife and I taught our kids to plant a garden so that they would be able to grow their own food.  Then this thought comes to me, Why, do fathers do what they do?

Once more I’m drawn back to the example my dad has always been to me.  Let me take some time and tell you a little about him.  Let me start off by saying how I have been blessed with a great father.  My dad served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War and I am thankful that he served our country and I am very proud of him for his service.  My dad has always been a hard worker, he provided well for his family and he was also our protector.  He taught me many different things from how to work on cars, how to hunt and fish and how to plant a garden.  Because of these things and being disciplined out of love he taught me to be self-sufficient. He made sure that I didn’t have to depend on others.  He taught me how to take care of my own needs.  In other word’s he raised me to be able to take care of myself.

Why, do fathers do what they do?  This thought now has formed and taken shape and is answering itself upon reflection of my dad.  Father’s work hard to support their families, they are there for them and they love them because they want to be good examples for their own children and for the other children who cross their paths.  Father’s teach their kids to grow up and care for themselves so that they have the opportunity to have a better life than they themselves did.  They want their children to be good citizens that help improve the world around them.

I am so thankful that I was raised by a Christian Father.   My dad has been much more than just a Father he has been a DADDY in every sense of the word.  He has been a true pillar in my life and I am very thankful for my Daddy.

Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. (hcsb)

Proverbs 3:11-12

Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe His discipline; for the Lord disciplines the one He loves, just as a father, the son he delights in. (hcsb)