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Ten Things Dad Doesn’t Hear
10. Billy’s on my side of the car, Dad.
But I don’t mind because he’s my brother.
9. I don’t want the $200 sneakers, Dad. Just
buy me the cheap ones.
8. I mowed the lawn, Dad, and washed the car.
Is there anything else you’d like me to do?
7. I don’t need an allowance this week, Dad. Why
don’t you take that money and go get some golf balls?
6. Dad would it be OK if I finish my ice-cream
before I got in the car?
5. Dad, I really don’t want a big wedding. Can we
just have something small and inexpensive?
4. Honey, the kids and I are going to my parents’ today.
Enjoy the Super Bowl.
3. Dad, we’re misbehaving back here in the car.
Would you turn the car around?
2. Honey, I think we need a bigger TV and a bass boat.
1. Dad, thanks for coming to church with me.
Many homes in America are suffering from a phantom father -- a father who’s not there or a father who is there but much like the song “Cat’s in the Cradle,” one who is so busy that he can’t take care of his children.
Let me share some statistics. Ten years ago, 1000 people in the United States were murdered by teenagers. Last year 4000 people were murdered by teenagers. Because of the lack of a father figure in the home, in the past 30 years there has been a 550% increase among teenagers involved in violent crimes, 400% increase in illegitimate births, 200% increase in teen pregnancies, 300% increase in teen suicide. More than 70% of all juveniles today in reform school or jail had fatherless homes.
Now do you want me to tell you what’s wrong with this country? You want me to show what’s wrong with America? I’ll tell you what it is. Somebody stopped showing the children of this country the necessity of a father in the home. I’m saying that the fathers in the homes are not teaching their children that there needs to be a Father in their lives as well. I mean our heavenly Father, the great God Jehovah who sits on the throne.
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