the job of a dad and husband

I was reminded today of the great responsibility a father has in raising a girl. I was in the shower when Isabelle came into the bathroom repeatedly saying “Daddy, Daddy!” Stephanie, the Izzy-interpreter, told me that Isabelle wanted me to look at her pig-tails. She does this every time Stephanie dresses her or combs her hair.

I believe that this behavior is part of the hardwiring God has placed in girls. Woman are made by God to seek love and affirmation from a man. As girls this man is to be their father; as grown women it is to be their husbands.

Sadly many men do not fulfill this God ordained responsibility. Fathers abandon, belittle, degrade or ignore their daughters. Husbands speak harshly, cheat, shut out, or shut down with their wives.

God please give me the strength, wisdom, ability, patience, and love to treat the women in my life the way you desire me to.