June 21, 2022 – Click here to listen
It was Father’s Day this past weekend, and yet for millions of children throughout our nation who are growing up without their fathers or in many cases even knowing who he is, it was no cause for celebration. Data from the United States Census Bureau shows that nearly 20 million children grow up without their fathers, which has in return led to the United States owning the title of the world’s leader in fatherlessness.
There is little doubt that America is experiencing an unprecedented fatherless crisis. Approximately 80% of single-parent homes are led by single mothers; therefore, leading to nearly 25% of our youth growing up without a father in the home. Before all of the gender and transvestite nuts and women’s lippers come march around my house consider the statistics that clearly show that fatherless homes have has not only destroyed the nuclear family but have devastated communities across the nation. For example, 85% of children and teens with behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes, and over 70% of all adolescent patients in drug and alcohol treatment centers originate from homes without fathers. Furthermore, research indicates that children without fathers at home are nine times more likely to drop out of school and represent 90% of all homeless and runaway children. We simply cannot continue to ignore these facts and the debilitating impact that fatherless homes have on our youth and our country.
Fatherhood is essential to the development of our children, and involvement of fathers in the home leads to better results including economic prosperity, increased academic performance, and improved social behavior. Indeed, fathers in their respective homes continue to be a key indicator of success for all children across racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups.
As America deals with an unprecedented rise in crime, substance abuse, incarceration, social ostracism, and economic strains, we must acknowledge the impact that fatherlessness has had on all these issues. We must recognize how we, as fathers, empower, teach, and develop, our children and how it plays a direct role in their children’s well-being, mental health, and ability to persevere through adversity.
The success of our nation depends on four central tenets: faith, family, the free market, and education. The most important is faith. Today, it is not uncommon to see fathers even in the church who are either passive (leaving it to the mother) or absent (too busy at work or with hobbies) in raising their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
The best way I have found to instruct children is through Scripture. Kids are not known for listening to their parents, and it is a struggle. Some will listen to practically anyone other than their parents including some atheistic schoolteacher or professor who has more psychological problems than Bayer has aspirins. Nonetheless, we must not ignore our children which will take time away from hobbies, work, and your social life, but it is an all-important phase of your child’s development.
Memorize this verse: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). A father’s first and foremost responsibility is to acquaint his children with Scripture. The means and methods that fathers may use to teach God’s truth will vary, but one must find a way to reach them. When the father is faithful in role modeling, children will learn about God and that will put them in good standing throughout their earthly lives, no matter what they do or where they go. And if you are successful at mentoring your own kids why not take on mentoring one or more of those poor waifs who are trying to raise themselves on the street and being mentored by their drug dealer.
2 Timothy 3:16
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”