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Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love makes up for many of your faults. 1 Peter 4:8 (LB)
I relate a lot to Peter. I think a lot of guys do. As husbands and fathers, we can be pretty clumsy. We're supposed to be the leader of the family, the one they look up to, follow after, yet we are full of mistakes. We have two left feet, and one of them is usually in our mouth. I happen to be ambidextrous. I can stick either foot in my mouth, left or right. It doesn't matter.
So raising kids can be a challenge. Part of us wants them to grow up to be just like dad. Another part prays they won't!
I remember when our first child was born. "It's a boy!" What a feeling! I was so excited, yet scared to death. How do you raise these things? In fact, how do you hold them? Which end is up? They don't come with an instruction manual. Of course, which of us guys reads manuals anyway?
If you feel like a klutz when it comes to raising kids, Peter is telling us we can make up for a lot of mistakes if we will shower them with love. So you can't throw a perfect spiral, and you strike out playing T-ball. It's okay. Your kids will overlook it if they know Dad loves them.
Take it from Peter. Love makes up for many of our faults.
Action points:
1. Tell your kids you love them. If you're uncomfortable saying it out loud, say it out loud anyway. They need to hear you. They're not mind readers.
2. Then show them your love with your actions. Find a way today to demonstrate your love. They need to see it in action.
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