I love my family!
Family is not only precious – it’s the gift we often neglect. As a father, I was shocked when I read a verse in the Bible about the influence of dads.
These words are repeated a few times in 1 Kings: “He followed in his father’s footsteps and did evil in God’s eyes.”
Children love their parents. Little boys want to be like their dads, little girls want to be like mommy. Without us being fully aware of it, our children copy our actions, reactions and even attitudes. At work and in public, you and I can put our best foot forward, but our children copy the other foot.
In 2 Kings there is a very different picture: “He followed in his father’s footsteps and did good in God’s eyes.”
Civil disobedience, violence, corruption and murder are not things our children learn from a textbook. Our children follow in our footsteps, learning from us. The key to South Africa is parents walking in God’s ways.
If your children follow in your footsteps, where will they end up?
