25 Practices Of Highly Effective Fathers

The purpose of the family is for procreation and the proclamation of the Gospel by passing it along from one generation to the next.  With this in mind and in honor of Father’s Day, the following are 25 Practices Of Highly Effective Fathers:

1. Effective Fathers Love Jesus – You cannot be the most effective earthly father possible if you do not have a healthy relationship with your Heavenly Father.
2. Effective Fathers Pass On A Love Of The Scriptures – Godly fathers instill in their child’s lives a love of the Scriptures and elevate the Scriptures to a point of primacy.
3. Effective Fathers Have Fun With Their Children – Children truly are a treasure from the Lord.  Enjoying your children and having fun is a choice.  Being a parent can be tough, but I choose to enjoy my daughter.
4. Effective Fathers Are Not Passive.  They Actively Engage Their Children’s Lives. – Men have been fighting passivity since The Garden.  Effective fathers are always present.
5. Effective Fathers Protect Their Families – They would literally die for their families.
6. Effective Fathers Sense And Seize Opportunities With Their Children – As a parent, the days are long but the seasons are short.  We are not promised tomorrow and must take advantage of every moment to connect with our children.
7. Effective Fathers Make Wise Daily Decisions – When we are on our death beds and preparing to take our last breaths, our thoughts will not be on work-related items.  Each day we have a choice.  Are we going to love that person in front of us or not?
8. Effective Fathers Are Highly Motivated – Being a parent can be tiring.  We must often summon up every last bit of energy we have to be fully-present.
9. Effective Fathers Leave A Godly Legacy – There are many competing voices in a father’s life.  It is the relationships you build up with your children over the years as you pass along the Gospel message from one generation to the next that is the most important thing in life.
10. Effective Fathers Celebrate Milestones – Birthdays, anniversaries, family vacations, holidays and yes, weddings are a BIG deal.  Highly effective fathers celebrate these days and make them memorable.
11. Effective Fathers Deeply Love Their Children’s Mother – There is a good chance that all men, if we’re lucky enough to live that long, are going to need our wives to help us get dressed each day.  There are few pictures in this world more beautiful than this type of lifelong sacrificial love.
12. Effective Fathers Model The Type Of Man Our Daughters Will One Day Marry– Men, do you want your daughter to marry someone just like you?  The reality is she most likely will.
13. Effective Fathers Sing And Dance With Their Daughters – It makes them feel like Cinderella.
14. Effective Fathers Are Noticed By The World – In a time when selfish and dysfunctional behavior is the norm, emotionally healthy fathers who put Christ and their families first are noticed by everyone in their sphere of influence.
15. Effective Fathers Are Generous – Parenting is expensive.  Medical bills, schooling, weddings, sports and other items come with a high price.  Anything valuable costs money.  Highly effective fathers are willing to pay whatever price is needed to bless their children.
16. Effective Fathers Honor Their Parents – They model how to love the various generations within the family.  Exodus 20:12 says, “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”
17. Effective Fathers Do Not Discourage Their Children – Colossians 3:21 says, “Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.”
18. Effective Fathers Do Not Provoke Their Children To Anger – Ephesians 6:4 says, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
19. Effective Fathers Are Effective Providers – 1 Timothy 5:8 says, “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”  Some verses need to explanation.
20. Effective Fathers Bring Stability To Their Homes – Great fathers are men of peace and love.  Proverbs 11:29 says, “Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.”
21. Effective Fathers Are Disciplinarians – Proverbs 13:24 says, “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.”
22. But Effective Fathers Are At The Same Time Compassionate – Psalm 103:13 says, “As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.”
23. Effective Fathers Are Effective Teachers – Proverbs 1:8-9 says, “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.”  Proverbs 22:6 also says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
24. Effective Fathers Create Generational Wealth – Proverbs 13:22 says, “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”
25. Effective Fathers Love Unconditionally – For many fathers, everyone wants something from them.  Their relationships are conditional and performance-based.  It is often only within the context of your home that you can love and be loved simply for being you.  For fathers, there is great comfort and safety in a loving home.

Fathers, how did you measure up to this list 25 Practices of Effective Fathers?  What areas can you improve on starting today?

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