Ten Straightforward Godly Expectations for Husbands/Fathers, Catechism Recordings, Trip Back to D.C., and Churchill

I guarantee your family time in service will be equally profitable as anything you can do together.

Sometimes, a straightforward post with some practical advice can be an encouragement. These are ten direct expectations that arise from the biblical text and the common experience of delight among husbands/fathers that I have witnessed as a pastor for the last 16 years. So, I offer them to you.

10 Godly Expectations

a) It doesn't matter how many times I say it; it needs to be repeated until it pierces the Christian masculine soul: Under normal circumstances, the worship of the Church is not optional. It is what the Lord requires of you.

Men often allow the wife's emotions to control the home. When the wife leads the religious decisions of the home, the house becomes disoriented. Now, she may lead in the direction of right worship while the men quietly go along, but that entire orientation needs to be subdued by God’s hierarchy.

Men are called to make decisions concerning the spirituality of the home. If you allow your wife or other circumstances to dictate your faithfulness to worship God with his people, you are weakened, and your soul and the life of your home are at significant risk of apostasy or apathy.

b) Your children will grow to annoy you if you do not invest in them now. Love. Care. Spend time. Read. Play. Hug. Kiss. Instruct. You won't be annoyed with your future children when you invest in the present. The most significant wealth a man can have is the friendship and blessing of their grown children. Parent for the future.