5 Sacred Duties of every Dad

2. Love their Mom.

One of the greatest gifts you can give your children is the security that comes from seeing their mom loved and protected by you. How you treat your wife will set the relational tone for the entire home and will ultimately teach your boys how they should respect (or disrespect) women and you are teaching your daughters what they should expect from men.

Loving your wife also means protecting your purity. We live in a sex-saturated culture and we need to prepare our children to overcome temptation. Looking at porn or checking out every woman who walks by is a violation of your vow to be faithful and it will undermine the sacredness of your marriage. Practice purity and your kids will be much more likely to do the same.

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” Ephesians 5:25