A Perspective On Time for Fathers
(Source Unknown)
- A child cherishes a father’s presence above all else.
- You have a very short time in which to be the major influence on your children’s lives.
- Little time = little influence.
- You can’t buy back lost time.
- The world, deadlines, contracts, and so forth will always be there—your children won’t.
- You can almost never spend too much time with your family.
- The thief in American homes today is over activity.
- Whatever intimacy parents and teens enjoy is almost always cultivated before the age of twelve—rarely after it.
- Out of quantity time come the quality moments.
- If you make time with children when they are young, there will be opportunities and even requests from them when they are older.
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The following material is from the
FOCUS Notebook, Children Tab,
The Three Sides to the Leadership Triangle, Side #2
BUILD YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FOLLOWERS
A. Eliminate the following relationship busters
- A proud refusal to seek forgiveness when you have wronged another (Matt. 5:23-26)
- A proud refusal to admit it when you are wrong (Prov. 29:23)
- A critical spirit (Eph. 4:29)
B. Provide the following
- Understanding (Heb. 4:15-16)
- Affirmation (Matt. 3:17)
- Companionship (Mark 3:14)
- Compassion (Mark 1:40-42)
- Affection (Luke 18:15-16)
- Practical Care (Luke 9:16)
- Spiritual Leadership (Eph. 6:4)
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