I love my daughter. As she prepares for adulthood there is so much I want her to know and experience. But yesterday, Ike Reighard, the senior pastor of Piedmont Church in Marietta, GA, summed up everything I was feeling. His incredible message “What I would want my girls to know if I wasn’t here tomorrow” if a must-listen-to by all fathers. You can click HERE to hear Ike’s sermon on-demand.
The following are 39 Things All Fathers Should Want Their Daughters To Know I captured from Ike’s message. Every point is a quote from him. Get ready to be inspired and equipped as a father!
- I wanted stability for them.
- If you obey God you will prosper in your life.
- The Christian life is a marathon.
- I want you to know how much I love you.
- I’m proud to be your dad.
- You don’t have to find a prince to be a princess. You’re already a princess because your Heavenly Father is a king.
- My priorities are my faith, my family, and my friends.
- I always wanted to be a father my kids would not be embarrassed to bring their friends home to.
- I want you to be saved and know Him as Lord.
- Follow the Lord in baptism.
- Serve Jesus with your life.
- Use the SALT Principle. See people as Jesus sees them. Accept people as Jesus accepts them. Love people as Jesus loves them. Treat people as Jesus treats them.
- Become students of prayer.
- Master your Bible.
- If your delight is right, your desires will be right.
- Join a church that exalts Jesus. You can downplay Jesus by almost making the cross irrelevant.
- Be a lady at all times. Have dignity.
- Be a leader, not a follower.
- Do what’s right, not what’s easy. A committed heart looks for solutions. An uncommitted heart looks for an escape.
- Keep yourself sexually pure for your husband.
- Date only a Christian because you don’t know when you’re going to fall in love.
- Marry a guy who will be your spiritual leader.
- Choose your friends slowly and leave them even slower.
- Empower your vision.
- Have personal accountability. Hard work always proceeds blessings.
- Always give more than you take.
- Your choices today = Your lifestyle tomorrow.
- You get to make choices. You don’t get to choose the consequences.
- Experience victory.
- God’s will is what we would all choose if we had all the facts.
- Get an education. Learn to love reading.
- Choose a job you can love. You can earn a living or live a life.
- Don’t be afraid to fail.
- Be a goal setter.
- Begin with end in mind.
- Learn to listen.
- Stay out of debt. Money is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
- Never, ever give up.
- Believe God to do great things in your life.
What is one thing from this list you need to tell your daughter(s) today?
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