In “What Dads Need Most in a Family,” Episode #066, Meredith Curtis gives sons, daughters, wives, and mothers insight into what Dads really need to be successful in serving Jesus, leading their home, and loving their families. Do you want to see your husband, father, sons, and other men in your life be successful in what God has called them to do? Meredith and Laura will give you principles that work and give you tips on how to apply these principles in real life. What a great way to show love to the men in your life!
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Show Notes
What men need from their wives, children, and other important people in their lives is respect, listening, and freedom to lead.
Respect
Ephesians 5:33: “The wife must see to it that she respects her husband.”
Respect is more important to a man than love; in fact, respect communicates love to a man.
Listen
Proverbs 1:5: “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel.”
Listening to a father’s counsel communicates respect to him and benefits to you.
Follow
Dad can’t lead if no one follows.
How do we interact with Dad?
Things NOT to do: Rate his leadership, talk about him negatively to Mom, siblings, and others, feel superior to him.
Special Word to Children & Teens
Something magnificent about Daddies 😊
Proverbs 17:6: “Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.”
Devil’s Plan: Brokeness.
God’s Plan: Hearts Unified.
Malachi 4:6: “He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.”
Autonomy/Freedom to submit.
Protection.
Hebrews 12:9: “Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?”
Respecting our fathers is a small picture of how we are to respond to the Lord.
Special Word to Wives
Ephesians 5:33: “The wife must see to it that she respects her husband.”
Husband’s Role to Lead and ours to follow.
Autonomy. Freedom to submit & follow.
Protection.
Your Husband is not a woman; don’t expect him to be your girlfriend.
Special Word to Moms
Ephesians 6:4: ”Do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Merey: Raising Confident Men
Laura: Affirming my Grown Son who’s a Dad
Special words to friends.
Home & Family Resources
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