The Plan (Phase 2)

Phase 2 is based on the family. I'm gonna mention several things, with regards to the family, that I'm in the process of doing. I say that to demonstrate that I don't have this thing bagged, although I'm trying. What is your family about, do you have a mission statement? What does your family believe about education, do you discipline, how and why do you discipline? What is your family's view and attitude on sexual purity, how about dating vs courting? Does your family subscribe to the current culture, if not how do you fight against the influences of this culture? What is your family's take on finances, debt, and tithe? Does your family have a Christian Worldview, and if so how is it being taught to your children?

Whew! Let me take a breath, that's allot of questions. Having said that can your son answer these questions? If he can, GREAT!! If not, why not? As fathers our job is to train our boys to be men, does anybody disagree with this? Than why is it that we don't address these items. Take this time to reflect on the direction of your family, the direction of your sons. Make no mistake about it, you screw up with your sons you screw up future generations, you cripple your legacy. Is that how you wanna be remembered by your grandsons? There is that saying that "As the father goes, so goes the son". We've all heard that in one shape or form, and it's so true. Here is the cool thing though, God is merciful and abounding in grace. We can break the generational curse, we can bust the paradigm, and break the mold.

My father loves me, I have no doubt of that at all. But he didn't have a good fatherly example to show him what a good Godly father was. So when the time came to train me up he didn't know how to be the spiritual leader of his home. He knew to give me a good ethic, but to be a Godly man? He didn't know how. I'm blessed in that through my church and other Christian men, and my personal time with God I've somehow gotten a clue on this, in fact I think it's a calling on my life. Think about these things, as I elaborate on these issues in future posts. Remember the cool things is that everything here reverts back to phase 1. Phase 1 is our base to build from, and that base is God. How awesome is that?

God Bless

Joe