Raising Godly Boys Minute

Why are young boys seemingly always dirty? 

As a father who has had young boys, it’s nearly impossible to keep them clean. But when it comes to spiritual things, how can we help our boys stay pure from the pull of this evil culture we live in?

Psalm 119:9 says, How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to Your Word. The Word of God will be the light for the path of your son. Living the Word and following the instructions God gives in His Word will preserve and protect your son.

The Bible also declares in Isaiah 55:11 that God’s Word does not return void. Every time to speak the Word, pray the Word, or have your son learn the Word, you are putting into motion God’s will for your child. His Word will not come back empty.

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What is a father’s most important role? 

Is it providing? Is it Protecting, or teaching? I believe the most important role of a father is affirmation. 

The word affirm means to state as fact. As fathers we are to declare to our children, especially our boys who they are and who God says they are. You can provide everything for your son and even teach him great things, but if you never tell him he is valuable and has a purpose, there will be a deficit in his life. 

The father of lies that Jesus refers to in John 8 has been lying from the beginning. As fathers we can dispel those lies with truth. 

Take time today to tell your son who he is and how special he is to you. Tell him you are proud of him and that you love him. Affirm him!

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Why are boys so wild and crazy?

If you’re a mom of boys but you never grew up with boys you may wonder why they act the way they do. Why they like to climb trees and wrestle. While they take sticks off the ground and act like they are guns. Why they are constantly dirty.

The fact is boys and girls are very different. God made boys to be adventurous and risktakers by nature. They like to explore and be wild.

Our culture has invented a term called toxic masculinity. This term seems to suppress the wild adventurous nature of men and boys.

We need to teach our boys right from wrong and the truth of God‘s word, but we need to let them be boys. Let them be wild and crazy, they’re boys!

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How are your arrows doing?

Psalm 127:4 says that children are like arrows in the hands of a warrior.

Nowadays, we can drive down to the local sporting goods store and pick up a package of fiberglass arrows. These arrows are used for sport and are almost always retrieved after being shot.

In Bible times, the warrior’s arrows most likely were built by him. The warrior knew that the battle would be lost if he did not prepare. Preparing for battle takes a lot of time and hard work.

It is not easy, but it is worth it. Your children are your arrows. The time that you have them in your care is a precious time to prepare them for battle. It takes hard work!

Take time today to see your boys as arrows that will be used in battle by the Lord to defeat the enemy.

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Have you seen the video of the football player who ran the wrong way?
I heard about a man who is coaching his 6-year-old son’s flag football team.
He told me his biggest challenge is getting the players to head in the right direction when they get the ball.
Often their first instinct is to head toward the wrong end zone.
Boys today are missing the moral compass needed when they leave the playing field and enter the game of life.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans no longer believe that God and the Bible are the means for determining morality and truth.
As father figures and mentors, we need to point boys to the truth of God’s Word – the Bible.
For more information about a Proven Process that is helping boys grow into godly men, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.