In my lifetime, I have not seen it this bad. I have watched its slow decay through the years, but this year is terrible. I am talking about Fathers, especially in the United States. For decades Hollywood has spun its anti-father poison depicting us (Fathers) as selfish, self-centered, clueless idiots. Sadly, too many men resemble the depiction.
I saw an article stating that the United States holds the global title of the fatherless nation. Over 18 million children are growing up with a father presence in their lives. How can this be?
Today’s males face the challenge of being more like women, while women are to be more like men because gender does not really matter. I am here to shout out that gender certainly matters.
I recall my mother’s words, “wait until your father gets home,” were not a threat but a promise. At the time, I had no idea the position it put my dad in, but true to form, off came the belt, and a few solid whacks on the backside were given. Those construction-toned arms packed a greater wallop than my mom ever could. (No offense, mom)
The propaganda of American culture is to be gender indifferent. I am sorry, but if you cannot define the word woman, you must admit that you failed in school and quickly take a refresher course. There is a fundamental purpose for gender—procreation.
The article suggested that one of the many reasons for the rise in violence throughout our country is the lack of a father figure. The article offered figures like 70% to 85% of behavioral issues that lead to crimes, and violent crimes, are from individuals without a father or father figure in their lives.
Perhaps the question should be why this is happening. The answers are sadly simple. The problem with them (the answers) is they are not socially, culturally, or politically acceptable.
The Bible says you are free to embrace depravity when you turn away from God. America has turned away from God and made depravity the breakfast of champions.
There is a spiritual truth to good and evil. God is good, and one of his creations—Lucifer, the head of the music department—rebelled against God, thereby becoming evil.
Humanity is God’s crowning achievement. There is nothing else but man (the male and female species) in the whole of creation that carries the title “made in the image and likeness of God.”
It makes sense that someone’s enemy would attack their children to get back at them—even Hollywood has picked up on that. Therefore, it makes sense that Lucifer would attack humanity (in an attempt) to get back at God.
When you turn away from God, you are free to embrace depravity, so it makes sense, having turned away from God, that people will be susceptible to attacks of God’s adversary. It also makes sense that as the father of lies, Lucifer would come up with some doozies like gender does not matter or men are idiots.
The Bible says in the Old Testament book of Psalms that God sits in heaven and laughs. Why does he laugh? He laughs because, at the end of the day, Creator God will be correct, Lucifer will be proven wrong, and confused humanity will be allowed to make it right.
To the fathers this does not apply to, I commend you, honor you, and wish you a most enjoyable Happy Father’s Day.