Fathers, remember David said,
"Thy gentleness has made me great." You raise a child on butter and honey until
he can choose himself between good and evil. You be gentle with your child. You
play with him to teach him. You do not overwhelm him lest you break his spirit.
You show him the good, and as a father, protectively, you show him the pitfalls
so he will know what to avoid. You as a father, show him the tricks so he won't
be tricked. Isaiah 7:15 butter and honey Psalms gentle Fathers tell your
children stories that teach what they should understand, the good, the evil, and
the deceptions. When he is shown what people do for a magic trick, instead of
taking pleasure in your child's deception, show him the deceit of the trick.
When illusions are made, and sleigh of hand is presented, do not take pleasure
in deceiving your child for to do so would encourage him to judge by what is
apparently happening, but not proven, the deceived sight of his eyes rather than
what he knows or expects to be true. Many of the pitfalls of life are like the
pitfalls to catch a lion or a bear or an elephant, a hole in the ground covered
from the sight of the eye by deceptively placed branches and leaves and dirt to
hide or camaflogage what is truly present. Let your children see their father
can recognize a trap, a pitfall, a deception, a sleigh of hand and they too will
want to have the same ability. They will be aware and they will become able to
recognize such things. What the father shows lovingly and protectively the child
will learn confidently without fear; but what you wait for the treacherous
mocking, jeering, bullying world to show your son, they will most often choose
to deceive or intimidate and feast themselves at his expense.
When do you start telling the stories and singing the songs to your
children.? When they're in the womb, and even before they're conceived. You get
used to it, so you can begin early with your child, and keep him accustomed to
your voice.
Toss pebbles into still waters and let your child watch the ripples bounce,
reflect, and intersect. He will learn many things.
Lay upon the ground, looking up at the stars.
Observe the clouds.
Tell early the stories you want him to know.
Prepare him as a father prepares his son before letting any new influence
into his life. This includes, TV and each program, which the child is better off
without. Believe me. But he will see and hear about it unless you live in the
woods. Don't send your child away from home with strangers, not to pre-school,
not to public state run godless school either.
If you see something good, then you tell it to your child.
Carefully filter the influences you allow into your child's life. You are the
father, the gate, and the guardian.
