Struggling to lead by example when I'm failing
Been a Christian my whole life but lately I've been struggling with anger, gossip, and just general selfishness. My kids are watching all of it. I know I need to be the spiritual l
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Christian faith for fathers. Leading by example, prayer life, raising godly kids, walking the walk at home.
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Been a Christian my whole life but lately I've been struggling with anger, gossip, and just general selfishness. My kids are watching all of it. I know I need to be the spiritual l
My 10 and 13 year old treat church like punishment. Sunday morning is a battle. I don't want to force them into faith but I also know how important it is. How do you guys make it m
About 6 months ago I decided to start praying with each of my kids before bed. Just simple prayers, asking them what they're worried about, what they're thankful for. It's been inc
This might sound small but I had to share. My son came to me before bed and asked if we could pray together because he was worried about his friend whose parents are divorcing. I d
Guys I need some real talk. Been working 60 hour weeks and I come home exhausted. My kids want to play and my wife wants to talk about her day and all I want is to zone out with my
My kids are getting to the age where they notice we do things differently. No secular music in the car, we don't watch certain shows, we go to church on Wednesday nights too, etc.
I put on the strong dad face all the time but I'm battling some real stuff with lust, pride, anger issues. I know I should probably open up to my wife or at least find an accountab
My 4 year old asked me why we pray before meals and honestly I fumbled the answer. I grew up Christian but kind of fell away in my 20s. Now that I have kids I want to bring faith b
I keep telling myself I'm going to start a family Bible study or pray with the kids before bed but then life gets busy and it doesn't happen. Then I feel guilty and hypocritical be
We're trying to raise our children with strong Christian values but they're getting older and seeing the world more. My 12 year old came home asking why his friends don't go to chu
Started making it a point to have my kids lead prayer at dinnertime instead of always doing it myself. My 8yo literally said 'thank you God for my chicken nuggets and my dad' and I
Been a Christian for years but becoming a dad has made me realize how much my kids watch what I actually do versus what I say. Lost my temper with them yesterday and immediately th
Been really wrestling with this. I want to raise my kids to have strong faith, pray daily, read the Bible, live out Christian values. But honestly I'm not doing a great job of that
My son is really talented at sports and there's been some opportunity for elite travel teams, showcase tournaments, all that stuff. Wife and I are wrestling with how hard to push.
My 15 and 17 year olds are at that age where they're questioning everything which I guess is healthy but I'm worried faith is becoming just something mom and dad believe in, not so
Been a Christian my whole life but becoming a dad has shown me how much I was just talking the talk. My kids watch everything I do and say. Last week my daughter asked why I was up
I want my kids to have a real faith, not just something they do because I tell them to. We pray before meals and at bedtime but I feel like I'm going through the motions sometimes.
Yelled at my 4-year-old over something stupid and immediately felt the conviction that I'm failing as a father and as a Christian. I apologized and we prayed together but I keep th
I keep saying I'm going to be more present with my family but then I'm scrolling on my phone instead of playing with my kids or talking to my wife. It's killing me. I know I'm sett
We were driving to school and my son asked why God lets bad things happen to good people. I froze for a second because I didn't have a perfect answer ready. Instead of giving him s