Fathers Mandate number 8.  A father must build the trusting relationships on God’s Word, not on human wisdom.The Fathers Mandate Part 8 of 8http://www.growingkids.org/leaders/gkgw-chapter-summaries/Reference: Chapter 4 of Growing Kids God’s Way by Gary and Anne Marie EzzoMr. Ezzo says that if you don’t get this then everything else in the other mandates does not matter.From Psalm Who is God and what does He mean to you and your family?Please remember that much more is caught than taught.“Adapted from a recent online discussion.New dad wonders how to juggle parenting with football seasonFootball season!: How much is my child going to hate me as he grows up with me watching three football games in a row on Sundays, and another on Monday nights? (I do chores during breaks, I swear, but I’ve never had a baby or child to care for during football season before.)” Source Tampabay.com This issue of building relationships with your children based on God’s word is not about choosing church over sports on Sunday.  It is about having the ways of God “on your hearts. Impressing them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the street, when you lie down and when you get up.” from Deuteronomy 6: 6-9 New International Version (NIV) Read God’s word in the Bible for yourself. That is how you will be able to determine what God’s wisdom is verses what other people around you say.Reading PlansBibleGateway.comYouVersion.com By the numbersThe Bible has 66 Books made up of 1189 Chapters. To read the Bible in a year you will read on average:99 Chapters in a month5.5 Books per month3.26 Chapters per dayYou can read the entire Bible from cover to cover in less than 100 hours. Here are some audio Bibles: (aff)The Word of Promise: Complete Audio BibleThe Complete Audio Holy Bible: King James VersionWhy read? To get a better understanding of who God is and what He means to you and your family.Proverbs 12 There is a way that seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death.How to become a Christian:1 John New King James Version (NKJV)9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Ephesians New Living Translation (NLT)8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.Please leave feedback in the comments below or contact us via:Daddy Life on TwitterVoice Mail: (864) 372-9833Subscribe to this podcast via iTunes or RSS: