"FATHERS Teach Your SONS...!"

It is an amazing paradigm to observe the power, authority and transference between a father and his son. This is a natural occurrence in just about every species on the planet. 

The son observes the father in his relationship to time and space and his natural surroundings. He is intrigued with the skill he uses to provide for the family; either hunting or working a job. It doesn't matter what a father does, whether good or bad, his son will try to emulate him. Fathers teach your sons to do good.

In the realm of the Spirit the Presence of the Father has pre-eminence over the lives of His sons. He is the unquestionable leader and guide of both spirit knowledge and proprietary knowledge. In the Spirit, God speaks through and to the fathers. They are His conduit or connection to the family. Fathers teach your sons about the Spirit of God.

Fathers are not sperm donors. Fathers don't show up when they want to and have casual relationships with their children. I am focusing on the sons here, but the same applies to fathers and their daughters. Fathers are the spiritual leaders of their families. They should be the ones teaching the Word of God to their wives and children. Fathers are the ones that have the mantle of manhood to transfer to their boys. A mother can raise and nurture a boy but it takes a father (husband) to raise a man.

A father looks more human as he encounters tribulation and more superhuman as he rises from the ashes of trials, testing and probation. It is important, critical in fact, that the father be transparent with this son; sharing both his fear and his faith so that his son will know what the "truth" looks like. 

• Fathers teach your sons how to love, honor and respect women; ALL WOMEN. 
• Fathers teach your sons to protect their legacy with sound decisions and thoughtful consideration of who they hang out with and where they hang out. 
• Fathers teach your sons the importance of having a strong work ethic at an early age. 
• Fathers teach your sons to fear God; I mean really teach them to be afraid of Him! 
• Fathers teach your sons to serve God's people in the marketplace. 
• Fathers teach your sons to read and write. Teach them to love books.
• Fathers teach your sons to seek after wives and not girlfriends. 
• Fathers teach your sons not to make a woman a mother if he doesn't want to make her his wife.
• Fathers teach your sons how to manage money, capture, save and invest in wealth building ventures. Building wealth takes time. Teach them patience.
• Fathers love your sons. Laugh with them. Spend quality time alone with them. Cry with them. Hug them and kiss them. Rebuke them and punish them. Encourage them and protect them. 

Fathers TEACH your sons...