A Note from Josh: Healthy Dads

In my last few notes I’ve shared with you the crucial role that fathers play in their kids’ lives.To recap, U.S. youth from fatherless homes often:Drop out of high school.
Become sexually active and face unplanned pregnancies.Experience higher rates of abuse and neglect.
Exhibit behavioral disorders, addictions, and contemplate or attempt suicide.Choose to run away, with many living homeless.
Serve time in juvenile centers, if not also adult prisons.

But having dads at home won’t fully solve this. Our youth need dads who are engaged, loving, and supportive. The bottom line: Kids need healthy dads who aren’t still reacting to life from their own prison of woundedness.

I know this from personal experience, as my dad was the town drunk. I despised him, especially because he physically abused my mom after he drank. I walked into adulthood with plenty of pent up rage.

The reality is that hurting boys become hurting men, until they choose to break this cycle. I gained freedom through counseling and accepting God’s amazing love for me.

➤ Will you do me a favor? 

If you know a guy still stuck in his pain would you share this link to our Resolution Movement? It’s our educational program that couples brain science with biblical truth to help people break the chains of their anger, shame, anxiety, depression, and addictions. With God’s help, it’s never too late to live free.

 

My dad knew this! When he accepted Christ after my near-fatal car accident in college, Dad was completely changed! We enjoyed many good times together before he went to be with Jesus.

Josh D. McDowell

P.S. Have you watched Undaunted, the movie we created about my childhood?

 

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