Eric and Lawson talk about how they got ahead of problems in their children's lives. Eric: "I remember walking through this gastin age years because i wanted my kids and their friends to be kind of in my orbit" Lawson: "Instead of going down the path of just saying, hey, stay away from the bad kid, or, you know, butdy up to the good kid,. one of the things we try to do is pull our kids friends as close to us as we could possibly pull them."
We dads often think that being a leader in the typical sense is good enough: food is on the table, the kids have clothes, and we take Sunday trips to the church where we learn about God. However, as Nehemiah teaches us, the idea of simply being a "leader" at home isn't enough. We must be the spiritual leaders that guide and guard our children. When we take that step to lead and be involved in our family's spiritual development, we're literally filling the role that God called us to serve (Ephesians 6:4).