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We're running. I don't know about you, but our house, we don't even have an alarm clock anymore. We got a starter's pistol. Boom. Yeah.
Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I think we can all relate to that. And Steve Farrar is going to explain why quality time with your kids is much more important than whatever is causing you to rush out the house every day. Thanks for joining us today. I'm John Fuller, and this is Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. John, there's a reason why this ministry is called Focus on the Family, and that's because many parents need to be reminded of the eternal significance of those relationships at home in our own families, especially those of us with exciting careers that cause us to turn our focus away from our loved ones.
We're halfway through a message from the late Steve Farrar, and he is encouraging men, especially fathers, to reconsider their priorities. Last time, Steve began looking at Deuteronomy chapter 6, which he calls God's job description for men. And the first few points were: love God with all your heart, love God's Word, and teach God's Word to your sons diligently as you go about your everyday life. And if you missed part one of Steve's presentation yesterday, please get in touch with us. We can send you the entire message on CD, audio download, or you can get the app for the smartphone.
And that app has been a big success. We're so grateful for the way it connects people with the content. And certainly give us a call if you have any questions about that or easier, go online, focusonthefamily.com/slash broadcast. And Steve Farrar spent thirty three years encouraging men to pursue biblical manhood, and he wrote a number of books, including Point Man, How a Man Can Lead His Family, which was revised right before his untimely death in twenty twenty two. Hear now the late Steve Farrar in a message he shared a number of years ago when his children were younger on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
Jesus was the great disciple. You know what I noticed about Jesus and the 12? You read some of the great books of disciplings, what you'll notice is you read the scriptures, Jesus was always with the 12. If Jesus went to the lake, they went with him. If he went into town, they went with him.
And he went up to the mountain, they went with him. And you know what else? They were always asking him stupid questions. That sounds to me like a dad with young kids, with young guys. Right?
They just want to be with you. See, those are when the teachable moments come up. I remember years and years ago, I was going somewhere, Josh and I, we pulled on 7-Eleven. We're just going to get a couple of Diet Cokes.
Well, I get the two Diet Cokes, and there's a line. There's a big line. There's probably five or six guys in front of me.
Well, it's just going slow and slow. And I look up there, and you know what's happening? All these guys are buying lottery tickets. I'm watching all these guys because the lottery was up to 85 million. Finally, Finally, we get up to the counter.
I said, just the two diet Cokes. The lady says, lottery is $85 million. I said, that's great, just the Cokes. Yeah.
You don't want 85 million? I said, no, ma'am, just a coax to be fine. Thank you. And you know, guys are standing around, they're scratching off their lottery thing, you know, and Josh is with me, it's just normal. She says, I can't believe you don't want $85 million.
Just wouldn't leave it alone. I can't believe you. I said, you know, I think it's better just to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, don't you? And I'm gonna tell you something, it got real quiet.
Okay. That's 7-Eleven. Because see someone had said Jesus Christ and meant it. Guys say Jesus Christ all the time at 7-Eleven. Jews, Jews, push.
But when you say it and mean it They can't handle it. I'll tell you what happened. The lights went out. The refrigerator stopped running? I'm kind of exaggerating now.
You know that, don't you? But I will tell you this, it got real quiet because somebody had said the name of Jesus. She didn't ask me any more about lottery tickets. We got our Cokes, we got in the car. Josh is about 10.
He was probably seven. I said, Josh, you see all those guys in there buying lottery tickets? Yeah.
85 million bucks. He goes, yeah, dad. You know what those guys think? Those guys think if they had 85 million they'd be happy. I said, Josh, the scripture says no good thing.
does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. I said, you know what that means, Josh? Hey, you know why I don't have 85 million? Because I don't need 85 million. If I needed it, I'd have it.
But I don't need it man. All those guys in there They're wasting their money. Might as well put that money down a toilet. Teachable moment? Put the car in drive, we took off.
That's life. You just walk, but you gotta be with you gotta be with them. Does the enemy want us to be with him? No, he wants to always be over here. We got different responsibilities, but we can't forget the primary calling.
Of our lives. And in order for you to do that primary calling, you might have to make some sacrifices. In fact, you will have to make some sacrifices. you in essence, at points in your life, will have to deny. yourself in order to be with so that you can do the job that God has called you to do.
My other boy, John. He's uh gonna be a firefighter. He uh He's a great guy. He's got a Great love for the Lord. We're we're very grateful for all of our kids, but uh when John was in high school.
He wasn't doing real well. In fact, right around 16. I realized one day that I had an issue because I was having a conversation with John. And in the conversation, he said something. That was Pretty innocuous.
But it kinda tripped my radar. And I didn't Follow it up right then because it just wasn't the time. But I began to sense that something was going on in John's life that he wasn't telling me. And by the way, guys, I tell you this with John's permission. If he were here, he'd share it with you.
So I began to pray and I began to fast every Tuesday for John. And I asked the Lord that he would show me what was going on in John's life. About six, seven weeks later, We'd had dinner. In the living room. I turn on a basketball game, Mary had a cup of coffee, John walks in, just normal.
And all of a sudden, God gave us a breakthrough. because John started talking. Just there. I I hit that remote. And John started talking, and before long, he had this big weightlifting kid, he had tears coming down his cheeks.
And and he he said, Dad, I'm in trouble. I said, why are you in trouble? He said, I can't tell you. I'm too embarrassed. And I walked over to that red chair.
And I knelt down beside him and I said, John. Let me tell you something. I want to help you, but I've got to know what's going on.
So I can help you. He said, Dad, I'm too ashamed to tell you. I've blown it. I said, let me tell you who's blown it. I've blown it.
Because if I don't know what's going on, I'm the one who's blown it. But here's the issue, John. Whatever it is, we'll walk through it together. He said, Dad, I can't tell you what's going on. I said, Let me ask you some questions.
I said, Are you drinking? He said, yeah. I said, you getting drunk? He says, yeah. I said, are you smoking marijuana?
He said, Yeah. I said, are you doing other drugs? And I steeled myself for the worst. And he responded. And thankfully, he had not gone as far down that path.
as I fought. That was quite a moment. It was a great moment. You know why I'm telling you this, and you know why John has signed off on it? Because I want you to know that this happens.
And I want you to know. I'm not telling you this to tell you that John got in trouble. What I want you to know is that this happened under my own nose while I was out teaching guys on how to raise their family. This isn't about John, this is about me. What I want you to know is that I got diverted.
You see, our job description is clear. And I'll tell you what, it took about four years for that all to process its way out. We learned a lot of lessons as a family. But I'm going to tell you something. God has healed What was broken?
in our home, and there's a sweetness and there's a joy. And we thank the Lord Jesus Christ for that. Listen, if you want to follow Christ, you think you're not going to get attacked? You will get attacked in your family. If the enemy can't get you, he's going to try and get you through your kids.
So then what happens is you make these mid-course corrections. You see, Here's what the Lord's saying to us in Deuteronomy 6: You're to love God deeply. You're to teach your sons diligently. In other words, as fathers, we are to catch this, guys. I'm going to give you two things: we are to be connected instead of distracted.
We're to be connected instead of distracted. I had not meant to get distracted, but it had happened under my nose. Secondly, we are to be intentional instead of passive. Turn with me to 1 Samuel 2 very quickly. You guys still with me?
1 Samuel 2. 1 Samuel 2, we meet a guy named Eli.
Now We're in 1 Samuel, so how does Samuel relate to Eli?
Well, Eli was a priest. Eli was a judge. If you recall, Young little Samuel. His mother, Hannah, wanted to have a child. She couldn't.
She went up to the temple to pray. Eli thought she was perhaps drunk. She told him what she was praying for. Long story short, God gives her a son. She dedicates Samuel to the Lord, and Samuel wound up being raised by Eli in the temple.
Now, Eli is described for us in 1 Samuel 2. Notice what it says about his family. 1 Samuel 2 verse 12. It says, Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.
Now, what's interesting is that they were priests. They're worthless men, they did not know the Lord. If you read the next verses, you'll see that when people would come and offer meat for sacrifice, these sons of Eli would take the best cuts of meat. It'd be like a pastor today letting his boy pilfer through the offering plate. If you look at verse 17, thus the sons of the young men were very great before the Lord, for the men despised the offering of the Lord.
Then if you flip over to verse 22, it says, Now Eli was very old. And he heard all that his sons were doing in all Israel, how they lay with the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting. Not only are these guys stealing, they're sleeping with women. In verse 27, a man comes to Confront Eli. And you can read the words in verse 27 and 28.
In 29, he says to Eli, Why do you kick at my sacrifice and at my offering which I have commanded in my dwelling? And honor your sons above me. By making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of my people Israel. See, how is he off honoring his sons above the Lord?
Well, It was very serious because verse 34 says, This will be a sign to you which will come concerning your two sons, Hophne and Phineas, on the same day, both of them will die. What a tragic, God was going to judge his house because he had not judged his own house. You know, the scripture says in Proverbs 19, verse 18, there's a very practical word to men that says, discipline your son while there is hope. Eli didn't do it. He knew about it.
He didn't respond. You say, how do you know that? Go over to 1 Samuel 3. When the Lord spoke to Samuel, remember, woke him up and he wasn't sure what was going on. What was that all about?
Well, the message that God had to Samuel in speaking to Samuel, he says in verse 12: in that day I'll carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house. From beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew. Because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them. That's how we honored them above the Lord.
You see, it is the... What is Deuteronomy 6, 8? You're the... Teach your sons to fear the Lord. How does a son fear the Lord?
Did Eli's boys fear the Lord? No. You know why they didn't fear the Lord? Because they didn't fear their Father. Because he never rebuked them.
I can remember my dad saying, Steve, come here. And he began to take his belt off of his pants. And I said, Dad, Dad, I'm really sorry, Dad. He said, I know you're sorry. Come over here.
Dad, I'm really sorry. He said, did we? And he wasn't mad, he wasn't angry, he wasn't losing his temper. And he didn't have a belt with a metal tip like this one. It was just an old black belt.
He wasn't losing it. He wasn't angry. He was very calm. He says, he came here, Dadam, I'm really sorry. He said, I know you're sorry.
He said, did we not talk about this? Uh-huh. Yeah? And did I not say that if you did this That I give you a cup of whacks. Yeah?
Yeah? So it was very clear to you, and this is embarrassing because I'm 23 years old. No, I wasn't 23 years old. But you see, when I was young, my dad did that. He wasn't an abuser.
He didn't hate me. He wasn't beating me. You know what my dad was trying to do? My dad was trying to teach me. that I couldn't cross authority and get away with it.
My dad rebuked me. My dad would discipline me because he loved me. See, Fahey, guys, catch this. Fathers represent God to their little kids. That's amazing.
Your little kids, you represent God to them. And they need to have a healthy fear, not a terror, not that they're going to be beaten, but an awe and a respect that if I cross what he says, there are going to be consequences. Eli never did that. And he wasted His life, what a ruin. His family became.
Well, you're listening to Steve Farrar on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and we have his book, Point Man, and that is available with a free audio download of the entire presentation from Steve when you make a donation of any amount to Focus on the Family. Donate today and request those at focusonthefamily.com/slash broadcast or call 1-800 the letter A in the word family. Let's return now to more from the late Steve Farrar. John came home one day. And he'd been with some friends.
He came and he goes, Dad, where's the Jeep? We live out in the country a little bit. It's quite a ways to school. I had gotten a Jeep so he could drive and take his brother to school. He said, Where's my Jeep?
Okay. I said I gave it away. He said, you what? I said, I gave it away. There was someone who needed a vehicle.
I gave it to him. He said, you gave away my Jeep? I said, that wasn't your Jeep. That was my Jeep. I was just letting you use it.
He said, he couldn't assimilate this.
Now Now, that wasn't the first step. There were steps in between. But you see, you discipline according to. The transgression. And if there is a refusal to learn, you've got to get a little bit more strenuous in your discipline.
That's how God does with us if you read Hebrews 12. Gotten to a point where the irresponsibility had to be checked. Discipline your son while there was hope, get his attention. Where's the Jeep? I gave it away.
Well, how am I going to get to school? There's a bus stop out there.
Well, Rachel had a car when I was, when she was my, yeah, she did, but you know what? Rachel followed this, and this, and this, and this. Rachel showed responsibility. At this point, John, you're not doing that. See the principle is this, is that You show responsibility and you'll get privileges.
But if you don't show responsibility, you lose privileges.
Well, Dad, how long is it going to be? I said, well, before I said, we're talking months. He said months. I said, we're talking maybe close to a year. I want to see.
And you know what began to happen? We went through a process. Why do they do that? Because I love this cat. And can I taste them?
A while back, John had a job, part-time job. He had to be at work at 5.30 in the morning. You know what? He was there every morning at 5.30. And he was there every morning.
On time, 5:30, for two weeks straight. You know what they did? They gave him a raise because they'd never had anybody. show up at 5.30 on time.
Now you know what my job is? Hey, here's the thing about boys. Boys never want to go to bed. Do they? Here's the other thing about boys: they never want to get out of bed.
So, somebody's going to have up to step up to the plate and teach those boys. See, you discipline so that you can move them to self-discipline. That makes sense? That's our job.
Some of you guys are sitting here, and I got to close because I'm out of time. I got to say this word.
Some of you guys hear, and you say, Steve, this is breaking my heart because I've got a boy who's 25, he's not at home anymore. I've got a boy who's 35 or 45. He's away from the Lord. Steve, I'm afraid it's too late. Can I say this to you?
If your boy is still alive, it's not too late. And let me say this to you, friend. You get on your face before Almighty God and say, Lord Jesus, would you help me to reconnect? It's going to be different than when he was 15. But would you help me to reconnect?
Lord, don't let me be passive. Let me take initiative. And you know what? God wants to answer this prayer. You say, how do you know that, Steve?
Because of the last verse of the last book of the Old Testament. Malachi 4.6. Which says, and he, speaking of John the Baptist, we know that from Luke 1:17, and he, when he comes, will restore the hearts of the fathers to the children. And the children to the fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse. You know what Almighty God does?
He wants to heal your family. That would delight him. He's looking for us to respond and be obedient and if necessary, deny ourselves. Let's be those men, guys. Let's be those men.
You guys with boys at home, you do the job. You love them, you love your wife, you follow Christ with all your heart, you don't screw around with sin. You be a man of God in integrity. You don't live one way at church and another way at home. They need to see the truth modeled at home as you follow Christ.
Eddie's life was going well. He lived in one of the wealthiest areas of all of Chicago. He lives in a gated community. He had servants, he had beautiful gardens, his wife went shopping in a limo. His kids went in a chauffeur to school.
He was an attorney. His practice, he couldn't believe the money he was making. He couldn't believe the quality of his life. But there was just one problem: Eddie was crooked. Eddie had one client by the name of Al Capone.
It was Eddie's job to keep Al Capone out of jail. He was a brilliant attorney, and he did that. But Eddie had a problem. He had a problem with the violence and the murders, it was going too far. And here was the other thing.
He had a little boy growing up in his house that he loved dearly. And this little boy looked up to him and admired him and respected him. He knew one day that his son was going to lose respect. And it was that fact that caused him to make a change in his life and to go to the police and hand them Capone's financial records. And when he did that, Al Capone was finished.
But Eddie was finished. Because Weeks later, walking down a street in Chicago, a car went by, opened up. and a hail of machine gun fire took him down and he lost his life. I fly through O'Hare quite a bit. As you walk through the terminals, There is a memorial, a monument.
to butcher hair. They named the airport after him. He was the first naval pilot to get the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was the first ace of World War II. He was on a mission in World War II.
He was flying with his squadron. He noticed his gas tank. It was veering on E. It hadn't been topped off. The commander instructed him to go back to the fleet.
As he's going back to the fleet, off on the horizon, he sees a Japanese squadron of Zeros coming in to attack the fleet. He can't make contact with the fleet, so single-handedly he attacks the squadron. He takes out plane after plane, his ammunition's gone. He starts ramming planes. He starts hitting them in their tails.
The squadron turns and goes back. He lands, everything was recorded on the gun camera. He'd taken out five zeros. A year later, he was killed in another dogfight in a hail of machine gun fire, just as his father was killed by machine gun fire on the streets of Chicago years before. See, a lot of people think that Butch O'Hare is a hero.
Because of what he did in the war. But Johare thought his father was a hero because at a certain point in his life, his father turned from doing what was wrong and stood up and did what was right and denied himself and it cost him his life. That's what it may take for us. But God will bless us if we'll do it. Let's be those men to the glory of God.
And let's now bow before him. Father, we thank you for your word.
So the guys raising kids at home. Don't let them get distracted. If they have been, help them make mid-course corrections. We make those all the way through life. Help us not to forget the most important work.
Hope is to get focused. Help us to make the corrections. For the guys with prodigals, bring those prodigals back. We ask in Jesus' name. Put people around them.
Let them have circumstances that crush them. Whatever it takes, bring them back as you brought the boy back in Scripture. and heal their family. You're the great father. All of us are imperfect.
We make mistakes. You've never disappointed us. teach us how to do our work. We ask in Jesus' name. Amen.
Wow, what heartfelt passion you hear there as we come to the end of this presentation from the late Steve Farrar on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. Boy, you gotta give Steve credit for the story he shared about his reaction to his son's confession using alcohol and marijuana in high school. Yeah, Steve said, this happened under my own nose while I was out teaching guys how to raise their family. I can only imagine how embarrassing that would be. He went on to say, what I want you to know is that I got diverted.
And isn't that refreshingly honest? Steve's point was that we need to be intentional with our children and take the time to instill in them the ability to navigate these temptations. It's easy to focus too much time and effort into our careers, particularly for men. And Steve's reminding me of my most important job title, and that's dad, not president. And I must say he really lived out those principles.
Here's an inspiring quote from Steve that circulated on social media soon after he died in 2022. It's so appropriate. He said, the greatest thing you can leave behind is a life well lived. No one knows when the finish line is. The very gates of hell cannot make us stumble unless we choose.
To remove ourselves from God's protection and power, we finish strong by fixing our eyes on Jesus. And in today's culture, which I regret to say is really pushing back against God's design for the family, it's even more important that we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and let our neighbors see what a godly family looks like, even in its imperfections. And that's how a nation can be transformed, one family at a time. And here at Focus on the Family, we have all the resources to help families. We just need your donations to keep it going.
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And when you make a monthly gift of any amount, we'll help your family stand strong with Steve Farrar's book called Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family. It's a fantastic guide. Get a copy of the revised edition from us here at Focus on the Family. And we'll also include a free audio download of Steve's entire presentation. And if you can't make a monthly commitment, that's okay.
We get it. We'll send you the book for a one-time gift of any amount. Either way, we want to put this tool into your hands today. Yeah, it really is a classic that every man should have in their library. And it was revised recently, of course, in 2022.
Get your copy of Point Man when you donate online at focusonthefamily.com/slash broadcast or when you call 800 the letter A in the word family. And when you're online, look for our free parenting assessment.
Now, this is really a cool resource for you. When you take this assessment, you answer questions and fill that out. It takes maybe 10 minutes or so, and then you'll get immediate results showing areas that you're really strong in and maybe one or two points of improvement. And tens of thousands of people have taken this, they found it helpful. Join them and take that free parenting assessment today.
We're also going to link over to a free article we have for you, which includes a downloadable report card for your kids to fill out on you, mom or dad. Those resources and more at our website.
Now next time Gabe and Rebecca Lyons share how you can work through conflict to stay connected in your marriage. If we're not talking, we're not healing. And so a marriage that stops talking Over time, the silence becomes resentment, the resentment becomes contempt, and as we know, contempt is the marriage killer. Canada version Any questions about that or easier, go online, focusonthefamily.ca And Steve Farrar spent thirty three years encouraging men to pursue biblical manhood, and he wrote a number of books, including Point Man, How a Man Can Lead His Family, which was revised right before his untimely death in twenty twenty two. Hear now the late Steve Farrar in a message he shared a number of years ago when his children were younger on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
Welcome back to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. Let's return now to the presentation from the late Steve Farrar. We've built the rocket and we need you to fuel it. The best method is being a monthly donor. That way you're helping us be here day in and day out.
It doesn't have to be a large amount. It's the consistency that really helps us. And when you get in touch, get a copy of Steve Farrar's guidebook called Point Man, How a Man Can Lead His Family. Yeah, get the book and make a donation as you can at focusonthefamily.ca, or when you call 800, the letter A in the word family. And this reminder that we do have C D's of Steve's entire presentation for you to easily pass out and share.
And when you're online, look for our free parenting assessment.
Now, this is really a cool resource for you. When you take this assessment, you answer questions and fill that out. It takes maybe 10 minutes or so, and then you'll get immediate results showing areas that you're really strong in and maybe one or two points of improvement. And tens of thousands of people have taken this, they found it helpful. Join them and take that free parenting assessment today.
We're also going to link over to a free article we have for you, which includes a downloadable report card for your kids to fill out on you, mom or dad. Those resources and more at our website.
Now, next time, Gabe and Rebecca Lyons share how you can work through conflict to stay connected in your marriage. If we're not talking, we're not healing. And so a marriage that stops talking. Over time, the silence becomes resentment, the resentment becomes contempt, and as we know, contempt is the marriage killer. Thanks for listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
I'm John Fuller inviting you back as we once again help you and your family thrive in Christ. Podcast version. And he is encouraging men, especially fathers, to reconsider their priorities. Last time Steve began looking at Deuteronomy chapter 6, which he calls God's job description for men. And the first few points were, love God with all your heart, love God's word, and teach God's word to your sons diligently as you go about your everyday life.
And we'll hear more on that practical side today. And Steve Farrar spent 33 years encouraging men to pursue biblical manhood. And he wrote a number of books, including Point Man, How a Man Can Lead His Family, which was revised right before his untimely death in 2022. Here now, the late Steve Farrar, in a message he shared a number of years ago when his children were younger, on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. We've built the rocket and we need you to fuel it.
The best method is being a monthly donor. That way you're helping us be here day in and day out. It doesn't have to be a large amount. It's the consistency that really helps us. And when you make a monthly gift of any amount, we'll help your family stand strong with Steve Farrar's book called Point Man, How a Man Can Lead His Family.
It's a fantastic guidebook. Get a copy of the revised edition from us here at Focus on the Family. And we'll also include a free audio download of Steve's entire presentation. And if you can't make a monthly commitment, that's okay. We get it.
We'll send you the book for a one-time gift of any amount. Either way, we want to put this tool into your hands today. Yeah, it really is a classic that every man should have in their library. And it was revised recently, of course, in 2022. Get your copy of Point Man when you call 800, the letter A in the word family, or click the link in the show notes.
you And when you're online, look for our free parenting assessment.
Now, this is really a cool resource for you. When you take this assessment, you answer questions and fill that out. It takes maybe 10 minutes or so, and then you'll get immediate results showing areas that you're really strong in and maybe one or two points of improvement. And tens of thousands of people have taken this, they found it helpful. Join them and take that free parenting assessment today.
We're also going to link over to a free article we have for you, which includes a downloadable report card for your kids to fill out on you, mom or dad. Those resources and more at our website.
Now, next time, Gabe and Rebecca Lyons share how you can work through conflict to stay connected in your marriage. If we're not talking, we're not healing. And so a marriage that stops talking. Over time, the silence becomes resentment, the resentment becomes contempt, and as we know, contempt is the marriage killer. Thanks for listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
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