The reality of being a father and all the responsibility that comes along with it has been on my mind lately. Soon I'm going to be responsible for someone who is 100% dependant on me for their survival. That is a role that I think I will thrive in, dependability is something I pride myself in. Responsibility is something I'm good at. I am a protector by nature. I have always been the protective type toward the people in my life that I care about. I have always put friends and family before myself, their well being ahead of my own.
When I was eight years old my mom and dad had my little brother, my only sibling. Other than the occasional beating he took from me, okay daily beating, I did my best to intervene on his behalf any time he found himself in trouble. I got into a handful of fights as a kid so that Steven wouldn't have to.
Now as a married man I have the responsibility of being the leader and protector of MY family. My wife and our future children are top on my list of things that I will protect now. I cant wait to raise our children and lead my family the best I can. Anna and I have been given a great template to follow based on how our parents raised us. More than that we have the example of our heavenly father. So if we can just instill those values that we've learned from our biological parents as well as the values that we follow from our heavenly father we will have done a great job.
There is going to come a time however when I wont be there to protect our children from possible dangers. I wont be there on the school bus someday when conversation goes to a place our children arent used to. I wont be there when our children are peer pressured by friends to smoke or drink. I wont be there someday when the pressure to have sex is brought up. The thought of these things could keep me awake at nights from now until the day I expire if I would let them. That is why the time we pour into our children when they are young is so important. The beliefs and morals that we hold highly will translate to them. That is why the people we surround ourselves and our children with when they are young is so important. I hope and pray that our children come to know Jesus as their personal lord and saviour at a young age. So when they do face these pressures at different times of their lives they are prepared and they know right from wrong and hopefully make the right decision.
Our pastor at Grace Community Church, Jim Brown, said in a sermon once that he wants the members of his church to be the type of people who will DEFAULT to prayer not worry when things get tough. In a time of despair we dont give up, we dont give in, we default to prayer and putting our faith in God. It's that motto that will help me sleep at night when our children are growing up.
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