Raising Able-Bodied Children Instead of Cain-Stricken Adults is a parental guide for families that rely on bible based principals as it source. It is lightly written in a non-judgmental tone that instills hope for the family as the basis for raising godly children who grow and mature into capable and...
Author Tracey Conley Bray
SECTION I
In the Bible at Genesis chapter 4 we can read of the account of Cain and Abel. The account begins with Abel a sheep herder and Cain a farmer making an offering to God. Abel’s offering is looked upon with favor whereas; Cain’s offering is frowned upon. God being the caring and loving heavenly father that he is justly and wisely counseled Cain to get control of his emotions before they erupted into sin.
Sadly, Cain ignored God’s wise counsel and enticed Abel his brother to go off into the field with him, whereby, Cain’s` envy and jealousy led to him murdering his brother. At first read one may think that it is the rejection of a father’s affection and love that led to the envy and jealousy between brothers.
However, that would be on first read. God’s love was and continues to be unconditionally. As a wise and loving father he saw the strife and contention in Cain’s heart. God laid into motion a plan that would have allowed Cain to come back into the fold if he could learn to get control of the evil that was manifesting within him.
The role of a father is to provide, protect, counsel, and correct their children. God himself provided the example when he offered counsel to Cain to get control of his emotions. God the father, continued to show that he was a provider and protector when Cain announced that his punishment was too hard to bear. God placed a mark upon Cain’s head exacting punishment seven times for any man that killed him. Today’s fathers will do well to heed the example and admonishment of the heavenly father in providing for their sons and daughters. In a family there are multiple roles and often time many players that helps to make up the family dynamics.
Recognizing and understanding that each player has a specific role within the dynamics of the family is what makes the family strong and binds all the players together. The father under God’s blueprint has the distinct role of being provider, protector, counselor, and corrector of his family. The father as head of the household is responsible for ensuring that his offspring are raised in an environment of love and acceptance. That enables them to live their lives in a manner that is pleasing to both their earthly and heavenly father.
he consequences of failing to raise children in love and acceptance can prove to be disastrous for the children and the family. Fathers who reject or shun their parental responsibility inevitable raise children who feel sad, loss, and hopeless these children become primary targets; of all of the evil devices around them.
The absence of a father’s love reaches deep down into the inner soul of a child robbing him or her of the ability to feel love, to give love, or to love him or herself. A wise and loving father who is concerned with God’s original blueprint will take great care to raise his children according to God’s original plan even when this is not acceptable or commonplace in society.
A father’s love and a father’s acceptance and discipline throughout biblical history has shown itself to be one of the greatest deterrent of children running wild and going astray. A father’s love and acceptance can be the cement that binds families together in love and peace and result in children who are productive and pleasing to be around. Conversely, children who were raised in the same household, yet who received different measures of their father’s love and acceptance will often experience very real and very different outcomes. The outwardly affection or display of a father’s love for his children can have outcomes that may be advantageous for the one and disastrous for the other. How beneficial then is a father’s acceptance? It is inherently so vital that it can ultimately mean the difference between LIFE and DEATH.
Fathers are admonished to raise their children up according to the scripture without undue burden; that is fathers are to provide for, protect, counsel, and correct their children in an atmosphere of love and acceptance. In so doing they are equipping their children with the necessary resources and tools needed to be a productive member of their family of origin, their extended families, their spiritual family, and society at large.
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