Raising Godly Boys Minute

Teach your son to do the best he can with what God has given him.

Violinist Niccolo Paganini was playing a piece in front of an audience when, one by one, his violin strings began to snap. Finally, Niccolo was left with only one single working string. Unfazed, he finished the piece on the single string he had left.

This is a wonderful example of focusing on our strengths. Our Creator has a specific purpose for every young man’s life. But sometimes, it’s easy for boys to only look at their weaknesses and decide that they aren’t equipped to do great things.

Instead, help your son focus on his strengths, and offer those to God. After all, our Lord can create beautiful music with any number of violin strings.

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Tim Allen once said, “Do you know what causes sibling rivalry? Having more than one kid."
Worldly speaking, this is true. And funny. However, from a biblical perspective, the cause of sibling rivalry can reside in an “only child” household, too, for the ultimate cause is our sinful nature. The selfish cries of “Mine!” can manifest themselves in the presence of friends or relatives just the same.
Jesus taught us that the entire Law of God can be summed up in two steps: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and Love your neighbor as yourself.* Who’s closer to being a neighbor than a sibling?
For when we teach our boys to have the heart of our Savior, siblings become more than mere flesh and blood with whom to compete.
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Is your son ready to face life?

Would you like him to be?

Giving your son challenges to overcome strengthens him to take on more. 

Hiking a misty morning trail, sweating and pushing himself on the football field, or learning the thrill of shooting his kayak down a roaring rapid, powering through the river with eager strokes all build in him a mindset of success to overcome what life brings him.

Leonardo DaVinci once said, “Obstacles cannot crush me.  Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.”

Give your son the opportunity to succeed.  Carefully select challenges to push him and show him how strong he really is.

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“You’re not listening.”

Have you said this to your son lately? Maybe he was clicking his pen or fidgeting with a toy rather than paying attention to your words.

He appears to be ignoring you. However, his annoying behavior could be what helps him understand your instructions.

Boys can’t process sentence after sentence after sentence. Typically, they are kinesthetic and learn best when physically engaged in an activity. So, rather than sitting across from your son, try talking with him while participating in an activity together. Shoulder to shoulder, rather than eye to eye.

When you need to correct your son or offer him advice, get moving. Take a walk. Go for a bike ride. Build a fort. He’s more apt to hear your message.

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Does your son have a direction?  Has he chosen what he wants his character to be?

You can help him do this, you know.

When you do, help him choose a character not based on pleasure or self, but on fulfilling God’s purpose for his life.

Albert Einstein once said, “To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.”

Don’t raise your son as cattle.  Raise him to be a godly leader whose first thought is not for himself, but for how he can serve his Savior.

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