Some nights I lie in bed and wonder if I'm doing this right. My kids are good kids but are they growing in faith? Are they seeing Jesus in me? Am I praying enough, teaching enough, leading enough? Feel like I'm always falling short of what God's calling me to do as a father. Anyone else in this place or is it just me?
Have you talked to other dads about this? Not trying to be a therapist but I found out half my small group was having the same thoughts and it helped normalize it.
Real talk, you can't be their spiritual leader and also be their savior. Your job is to point them toward Jesus, not to be Jesus. That took some pressure off for me.
The fact that you're even thinking about this and care this much is literally the opposite of failing. A guy who was actually failing wouldn't be up at night worrying about it.
What does growing up spiritually look like to you? Because sometimes we have this image in our heads that might be totally unrealistic. My kids are kind, curious, trying to be good people. That's the goal right?
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I feel this so much. Some nights I wonder if I'm messing them up just by being myself. But then I remember my own dad and he wasn't perfect either and I still turned out okay and loved him.