Thursday, October 20, 2011

Daddy, Love Your Daughters!


It doesn't matter what the studies show or the psychologists say, daughters need a dad.

As I was walking around the park, a young girl around 13 passed by me with a young boy.  She had tight, short shorts on, a tight low top, and lots of makeup and perfume.  Girls want so badly to attract boys. 

My mom, Alyssa, Cassi, and I went and saw the movie Courageous yesterday.  It was a great movie.  I highly recommend it.  It presents the Gospel clearly and encourages fathers to live up to the high calling that God has called them to.

If daughters are loved and protected by their fathers, they most likely won't go looking for male attention the wrong way. They will respect their bodies and will pursue purity.

Alyssa and Cassi have a dad who loves and protects them.  He works hard, is honest, and helps others.  Neither of them were {are} going to jump into bed with any guy until they had {have} a ring on their finger {Praise God!}. They were loved and trained to do it God's way.

Too many girls out there are willing to do anything to get the boys' attention...It is heartbreaking.  God has such a better plan for them.  Dads need to love on their daughters and teach them to walk in the ways of God.

Now to you mothers, you probably know what I am going to say...Keep that man home.  Accept him the way that he is, admire his masculinity, allow him to lead, and make him number one.  Women have lots of power in keeping their men home. 

Do it for your daughters.  Do it for your sons.  Do it for yourself.  But mainly, do it in obedience to God.  He is the one you want to please.  He is our rewarder.

Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 
Proverbs 17:6

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I totally agree with this. Daughters need their fathers more than ever.
Can I just shout an, "AMEN!" to you? This post is so true. I am grateful for my husband, his faithfulness, and his commitment to our family -- sons and daughters. I saw that movie Courageous and thought it was excellent. The end scene made me want to stand up!

Blessings to you!
Great post, great reminder!
I so agree with you!

Stopping by via Friday's Blog Hop and your newest Follower :) Have a Great Weekend!

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i couldn't agree more. i lost my dad when i was 9. so i have felt a bit of the void! but, i am so thankful that my children will (prayerfully) have their daddy around a long time!
I agree. My dad was a great dad. I lost him recently and even though I'm in my 30's, I miss hearing him tell that he loves me and is proud of me. There's just something special about hearing that from your daddy!

I came by from Weekend Wander:)
What a beautiful post. There is something so special about the father daughter bond. Stopped over form FTLOB and glad I did. Have a great start to your weekend!

TexaGermaFinlaNadian
Awww amen.. such a great post :)

stopping over from FTLOB :)
Grace to you. I never got a chance to meet my own Dad until I was in my late 30's. But God is faithful. My daughter has a Father who is a faithful father. We are not perfect but utterly reliant on the Grace and Truth of God as HE leads. Zechariah 4:6 ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. We are amazed and grateful for the Living word and Grace. We will trust Him in the face of the giants life throws our way and in the way of our precious daughter.
In His Grace, Dawn (Modern Day Disciple) @ Beneath The Surface: Breath of Faith
Visiting from the Weekend Wander Hop!
Ah Lori... you're doing it again. One day we will have to sit down and have a proper chat. I always agree with so much that you have to say but the 'make him number one' business and the divide you see between husband and wife is just not what it's about for me.

I wouldn't mind if my daughters had sex outside of marriage provided that they were mature enough and wise enough to 'pick the right one'. Or two or... It's all just learning and not something to beat oneself up about, if you ask me. I know I never did and every experience teaches us something important about life. The most important thing is that when you do settle down with someone, that you make each other your top priority and you build a life together.

x
Beautiful and rings with a truth uncontested. I'm so thankful for my dad's integrity and love. And I'm thankful for the daddy my girls had...and the daddy my grandaughter has. Oh for the generations beyond to learn this truth.
Excellent and godly advice you give here. We saw Courageous last night and all loved it. What a timely message that is so needed in our society. I pray that more men will step up, and that women will support their efforts.
amen! great picture, beautiful girls! i'm so glad you liked courageous...praying it touches thousands of lives!! :)
Great advice. And it is so true that girls need their fathers' love. I never doubted for a second my dad's love for me. It was very reassuring and I'm thankful for it.
My father did not protect me. In fact, he took advantage of me and abused me. I had a difficult time with men after that. Since I became a Christian, my Heavenly Father has shown me how a father is to be toward his daughter. What a wonderful relationship. Dads, don't let your daughters go through what I did, whether its abuse or just ignoring them. They need you desparately. Thanks for the great post. I may be your newest follower. Feel free to visit me at my blogs.
I was listening to the Christian radio last week and there was a two program about fathers and their daughters and men putting their calling to fatherhood before all else. I work with a woman who had her first child at 16. She is 40, divorced and into the whole drinking scene dating a guy two years older than her daughter! Ugh! Her whole personality has changed. Her oldest daughter lives with one guy while the real boyfriend is in jail. I can not even begin to comprehend this junk! But I know this is what happens when God is not the main source in your life. Without Him we can not do anything. The world is so full of trouble with young people with out any moral boundaries. I find it more and more difficult to go to my job filled with unbelievers.
Your post refreshed my soul. I have three daughters and two sons. Life is difficult enough without all the drama of relationships destroyed by various immoralities.
Thank you for a beautiful honest perspective of living a Christian lifestyle.
I so agree; children need Godly fathers and mothers who will show them by example their faith in the Lord. I think we also might rally around those kids who might not have that example at home, through parents not being there through separation, divorce, death and try to mentor them the best we can and encourage them to be Godly young men and women!

Just visiting from Spirtual Sunday.

betty
Great advice! Stopping by from the blog hop (although late) and following you thru GFC and Facebook. I would love a follow back when you get the chance. Thanks so much for your help and have a great week!

Mary @http://www.mmbearcupoftea.com
Such important advice! I know my daughter is truly blessed in a way I was not. I am so thankful for a man who will rise up and take on fatherhood the way my husband has and does, even if we started this road at 19 and it hasn't always been easy. 18 years later he's only gotten better!

Blessings,
Mel
Please feel free to stop by: Trailing After God
I'm so glad that your daughters have been shown a great example. Beautiful post!
Do you know, I'm pretty sure many "studies show: and "psychologists say" the same thing as you -- daughters are more healthy and resilient when they have a good formative relationship with their fathers. It has what they call 'a protective effect' against many adverse behaviors.
I totally agree. And by the way...your dgts are beautiful. I have two also, My oldest 15 went to see Couregous with her friends. She came home and told me so many times how much she loved it and wants the family to see it together.
I love watching my five granddaughters(the oldest is 4) with their fathers(3 of our 4 sons). I was never spanked by my father and asked my sons not to spank their daughters. I believe the Bible speaks of father/son discipline. My daughters-in-law and daughters were not spanked by their fathers. I enjoyed Voddie Baucham's book-What He Must Be...if he wants to marry my daughter. I am looking forward to seeing this movie. Was this the one that the Duggars were in-the church scene?

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