TODAY'S WORD WITH MARIA FULCHER

Today’s Word with Maria Fulcher:  Raising Godly Sons

I was recently blown away after seeing a young teenage boy on Facebook wearing a T-shirt exploiting a young, beautiful woman almost completely naked.  What shocked me about this particular child wearing the shirt was this….his mother claims she is a very religious person.  So, what do we have in this situation?  What boundaries are we setting for our young male sons?  Are there any? 

I would NEVER allow my teenage son to wear such a provocative shirt exploiting women.  My son is being taught to admire women, respect them and hold them to high regard.  He will not ever be allowed to exploit women in such a despicable way. 

What is at the heart of your desire to raise a Godly son?

In our secular society, it is difficult enough for teenage boys to “fit in”.  For any boy to be a “good” child, he MUST be raised by God’s truth.  I want my son to know all the principles taught in the Bible about growing into a Godly man.  I want my son have a love and a passion for God which will, in turn, spill out into a love for all mankind, especially women. 

My expectations and goals for my son are far too important to sacrifice his reputation by wearing such “garb”.  There are many voices telling me how to parent my child in our secular society.  But, I choose to listen to only one voice.  God’s voice.

This is what God tells me about raising my son up into a Godly man:

            Establish and live God’s standards (Deuteronomy 6:1) Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it.

            Pass it on to next generations (Deuteronomy 6:2) So that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

               

What God says about women who falsely teach our sons (Revelation 2:20) But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

So, I beg of you ladies, raise your son up to respect women; to put them on a “pedestal”, so to speak; to listen and learn righteous things from them; to lead them and their future children in the way you would want your husband to lead you and your family. 

Thomas, 10 and Dalton, 15~my precious sons.