My hypocrisy is showing and my kids see it
Got really angry at my oldest yesterday over something stupid and yelled at him. Right after I was telling him about patience and kindness from the Bible and he literally said 'dad
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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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Got really angry at my oldest yesterday over something stupid and yelled at him. Right after I was telling him about patience and kindness from the Bible and he literally said 'dad
I grew up in the church but drifted away in my twenties doing my own thing. Got married, had kids, and now I feel this weight that I need to be leading my family spiritually and I
Got asked yesterday if our 10 year old could join a competitive league that practices Sunday mornings. My wife and I didn't even need to discuss it much. We said no. Church is non-
Been doing it for a couple years but tonight something was different. My 8 year old prayed for his friend who's struggling with his parents' divorce. Prayed with real compassion an
Been praying hard about this. I lose my temper over stupid stuff with the boys and then I feel terrible about it. My wife reminded me yesterday that they're watching how I handle f
My brother's kids basically live on video games and streaming garbage and he doesn't set any boundaries. My wife thinks our kids shouldn't spend time there unsupervised but it's fa
We just started doing 10 minutes every morning before breakfast, just reading a verse and talking about it. My kids are 7, 5, and 3 so I wasn't expecting much but they actually get
I want to raise my kids with strong faith but honestly I'm all over the place with my own prayer life and Bible reading. How can I expect my 6 and 8 year old to take this seriously
My 10 year old caught me losing my temper at another driver yesterday and called me out on it. He said 'Dad you always say we should be kind but you were really mean.' Killed me be
Started trying to pray with the family after dinner like my dad did growing up but my kids treat it like torture. They're fidgeting, my oldest makes jokes, my youngest falls asleep
I want to be the spiritual leader my pastor talks about but between work and kids I'm exhausted. I'm skipping quiet time, I'm not praying with my family like I should, and then I f
My 13 year old came home asking why God lets bad things happen and honestly I didn't have a good answer. Instead of giving him a pat Christian answer I just said I wrestle with it
Had this moment last week where my 9yo watched me get angry at a coworker who messed up, and later she asked 'Dad, don't we forgive people like Jesus said?' Absolutely broke me. I
Coming from a really strict Christian background where God was basically fear and punishment. I don't want that for my kids. I want them to know Jesus as love and grace, not as a c
My wife has been pointing out that I talk about faith all the time but rarely actually pray with the boys before bed. I'll admit it, I'm inconsistent. Some nights I'm too tired or
Been convicted lately about my Twitter arguments and negative posts. My kids can see everything I do online now and I realized I'm not showing them what it means to be slow to ange
We've been reading a Bible story about David and Bathsheba and he got quiet and asked if God would forgive him because he lied to his mom about brushing his teeth last week. My hea
We're doing bedtime prayers with the kids and every single night my daughter just lists toys and candy. Tonight I tried to redirect her to thank God for what we have instead. She s
Been having a rough week. My son asked me the same question about why the sky is blue like 50 times and I lost it and snapped at him. Later I felt terrible and had to apologize and
This has been tough for me to accept but my teenage son is questioning everything about Christianity right now. I want to drag him to youth group and make him read his Bible but I