FATHERS WAKE UP!

    Christian parents in our society have come to accept the world's view of what normal teenage behavior should be like. Therefore, since rebellion, wrong friends and immorality are the norm, many parents just sit back and watch their children destroy their lives being "normal teenagers." They hope their children will grow out of it. All too often the teenagers add themselves to the list of statistics every parent dreads to hear: one more teenage pregnancy, one more drug addict, one more juvenile offender.

    Today, Christian parents feel very successful if somehow, by God's grace and a miracle, their sons and daughters do not end up on the bad list. Parenting, unfortunately, is one of those disciplines of life of which you only get one chance.

    So, how are you doing as a father? Are you just hoping for the best? Are you counting on the teacher at school to teach your children to do right? Maybe you are bringing your children to church and you think somehow God will protect them without you having to work at it. Are you just hoping they will turn out all right?

    Did you know that the latest statistics show that there is no difference between youth raised in church and youth that are not raised in church? They think the same, talk the same, listen to the same music, dress the same, look the same. They are involved in the same amount of immorality, crime and drug use and show the same amount of disrespect for their parents.

WHAT'S THE ANSWER!

    God's design is for fathers to get involved in the lives of their children. Sadly, Christian fathers do not see the urgency or the opportunity that God has given to them. They don't take into account how old their children will be in just five years. All but a few fathers fail to see that the fuses to the destructive bombs of Teenage Rebellion, Negative Peer Pressure, Teenage Immorality have been lit by the enemy. Christian fathers must realize that God is the only one who can help you defuse these explosive situations that will potentially destroy your home.

    A father's number one God given priority is to protect his family. Those bombs can be defused. Based on the authority of God's Word and the testimonies of thousands of fathers, teenagers do not have to rebel against authority. They can stand alone against negative peer pressure and they do not have to get involved in immorality. By God's standard that's a normal teenager.

    Fathers, it is time to awake out of sleep. If you don't, the odds are against you. More than likely you will lose your children. What's even sadder is even if your teenagers avoid the drugs, wrong friends and the immorality they DO NOT LOVE GOD OR FEAR GOD. That leads to problems all through their adult life. A word to the wise should be sufficient. You had better heed the warning and do what God wants you to do to help your children be Mighty in Spirit and Strong in the Lord. Start while they are young. You will be glad you did. Even if you have wasted the early years of your children's lives, you can start right now. "Redeem the time for the days are evil."  God expects you to make a difference in the lives of your children.

WIN THEIR HEARTS!

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"
(Matthew 6:21).