LET US NOT UNDERMINE VALUE OF FATHERHOOD

Sir,

A countless number of men in the country today are disengaged from a significant lifestyle and drifting into valueless activities.

They have been lured into a life of passivity by a dark and seductive culture of our times. Most men have allowed today’s seductive culture to rob us of our value as men in society. This has consequently placed their families in moral and spiritual danger.

Stressed

A lot of women are stressed out and are worn out from the weight of shouldering their families, while most men are oblivious to this negative state of affairs. As men, we must endeavour to walk in honour and integrity and fully embrace our responsibilities as shepherds over our families and communities. As men, we are called to model love, not hate, rape, abuse or any form of violence. Today’s ungodly and godless culture mocks and constantly undermines the value of fatherhood, attacking and inverting what God designed and values. Actually, the success or failure of fatherhood is one of the key issues of our generation. A lot of fathers seem not to realise their vital role, and their children will most likely suffer for it. Many of the issues associated with today’s detached, passive or absentee dads is a result of fathers having lost their sense of purpose.

Responsible

Most do not know what it means to be a man, or to be a mature responsible leader. So when they become fathers, they do not know what to do and they feel extremely ill-equipped.
Young women, likewise, are entering life without a deep sense of value. Rather than displaying feminine charm, modesty and grace, many have become rude and unrestrained. They are told to act like or undo men as much as possible. Flirty, immodest and aggressive, they stay on a constant search for acceptance and attention – things they haven’t been given by the one man in their lives whose love and approval they really want.

And so millions of teenage girls auction away their priceless virginity every year for a pizza, a movie and some on the sport flattery. Each of them hope that being held for a few minutes by a porn- addicted teenage boy with raging hormones will somehow fill the dark canyon of love that her disengaged father has left aching inside her heart. And it never does. And what is the missing piece of the puzzle? Responsible resolute fathers. The physical absence of fathers is now actually considered the most significant family and social problem facing society.

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Most prisoners, drug users, dropouts, runaways and rapists share something in common, growing up in homes without a father or dysfunctional father. Men, it is time for us to get out of our comfort zones, work through hidden issues from our past and make strategic sacrifices for the sake of our families, communities and the nation. It will take courage, but it will be worth it. Yes, all natural earthly fathers are unavoidably flawed in character, words and actions, but we can make a difference by being courageous enough to break the chains of anything holding us back from leaving a new legacy for our children, families, communities and nation.  

Charles 

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