Compiled by Barbour Staff - 31 Days with God for Fathers: Powerful Devotions, Prayers, and Quotations

T hese 31 easy-reading devotions provide help, hope, and a touch of humor for busy dads. Each day for an entire month, youll be encouraged and energized by a meditation relating to a vital aspect of fatherhoodhonor, Gods will, love, happiness, humility, finances, and much more. Each reading will bring your thoughts back to the heavenly Father who cares so much about you, and the children you love.

Accompanied by inspiring prayers and quotations, practical tips, and lined space for recording your own thoughts, this book is the perfect way to celebrate the life God has called you tothe life of a loving father.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

P ROVERBS 1:8

P arents are entrusted with an awesome responsibility. The idea of raising a child or instructing a young boy or girl in the best way to live is incredible. Hundreds of times in their lives, every mother and father questions the decisions they make. The ongoing prayer of most men and women is that they make good choices for their children. Their consolation comes from their childrens happiness and prosperity. When the Bible says that children should honor their parents, it is saying that children should live in such a way that no dishonor will befall their mothers and fathers.

This is also true of our relationship with our heavenly Father. God wants only the best for us. He has given instruction not to show His power or might, but to help us live the best life we can. He only wants our peace and happiness. In turn, we should live in such a way that He is honored. Our actions should reflect the quality of our upbringing. We should live as proof of how much we love God.

Dear God, please assist us in our attempts to live as You have instructed. Help us to be a glory and an honor to You. May we do nothing to bring shame to Your holy name. Amen.

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong.

T HOMAS J EFFERSON

What does it mean to honor your father?

How do my kids honor me?

How can I honor my heavenly Father?

The yearning of many men today to become good fathers is rooted in our pastwe are all children who want our fathers.

Something in us yearns to honor fatherhood.

K EN C ANFIELD

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.

R OMANS 12:911

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

P ROVERBS 3:12

I t is easy to see the Bible as a book of donts rather than a book of dos. The Thou shalt nots far exceed the Thou shalts. This is not a way for God to control us, for there is nothing further from His intention than thatit is merely a show of His great love for us that He offers these instructions in order to make our lives better. Our God is a God of order and sense. He knows infinitely more than we can ever hope to, and He shares His knowledge with us to help us through our lives.

If we can learn to be obedient to the will of God, we will find that life becomes a little easier to live and a lot more fulfilling. Life ceases to be such a struggle, and it becomes a joy. God sent Christ to fight the battle for us. He became the victorour victor. To His disciples Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. He says the same to us. If we can learn to be more obedient to God, His peace and assurance will be ours throughout our entire lives.