Most men don’t reject fatherhood because they’re bad—they reject it because they’ve never seen it done well.
A thread on father hunger, broken homes, and the call to restore godly manhood in a culture that’s forgotten what a father is 🧵
A thread on father hunger, broken homes, and the call to restore godly manhood in a culture that’s forgotten what a father is 🧵
2. We’ve raised two generations of boys who:
– fear responsibility
– idolize autonomy
– reject authority
Why? Because they never saw manhood modeled through self-sacrifice and conviction.
– fear responsibility
– idolize autonomy
– reject authority
Why? Because they never saw manhood modeled through self-sacrifice and conviction.
3. The world offers two lies:
– “You don’t need a father.”
– “You’re a father just by being present.”
Presence isn’t leadership. Children crave identity, discipline, and direction, not a passive roommate.
– “You don’t need a father.”
– “You’re a father just by being present.”
Presence isn’t leadership. Children crave identity, discipline, and direction, not a passive roommate.
4. This is father hunger.
It’s a longing for blessing, for structure, for a name.
When it’s unmet, boys rebel—or retreat.
Men either dominate to compensate or disappear in shame.
It’s a longing for blessing, for structure, for a name.
When it’s unmet, boys rebel—or retreat.
Men either dominate to compensate or disappear in shame.
5. God designed fatherhood to reflect His character.
That’s why Satan targets it.
He offers counterfeit masculinity:
Strength without holiness, leadership without love, sex without covenant.
“I will be a father to you…” — 2 Corinthians 6:18
That’s why Satan targets it.
He offers counterfeit masculinity:
Strength without holiness, leadership without love, sex without covenant.
“I will be a father to you…” — 2 Corinthians 6:18
6. Most fatherless homes aren’t loud with rage. They’re quiet with absence.
Ghost fathers. Exhausted mothers.
Children learning to survive, not flourish.
Ghost fathers. Exhausted mothers.
Children learning to survive, not flourish.
7. This failure shows up in churches too.
Men can lead teams, quote Spurgeon, debate theology,
but can’t disciple their own sons.
Revival won’t happen in the pulpit until it happens in the living room.
Men can lead teams, quote Spurgeon, debate theology,
but can’t disciple their own sons.
Revival won’t happen in the pulpit until it happens in the living room.
8. Restoration starts with repentance.
– Reject passivity
– Reclaim your post
– Raise boys to fear God, not man
– Rebuild homes where your words bless and your example leads
“Blessed are his children after him.” — Proverbs 20:7
– Reject passivity
– Reclaim your post
– Raise boys to fear God, not man
– Rebuild homes where your words bless and your example leads
“Blessed are his children after him.” — Proverbs 20:7
9. Start small.
– Pray over your kids
– Open the Bible with them
– Say out loud: “You belong to God.”
They don’t need a superhero. They need a man who walks with Jesus.
– Pray over your kids
– Open the Bible with them
– Say out loud: “You belong to God.”
They don’t need a superhero. They need a man who walks with Jesus.
10. Your strength matters. Your presence matters.
But most of all, your obedience matters.
If your kids see you bow to Christ, they’ll know what real fatherhood looks like.
But most of all, your obedience matters.
If your kids see you bow to Christ, they’ll know what real fatherhood looks like.
11. God’s fatherhood is the blueprint.
Not soft. Not cruel.
Holy. Present. Faithful.
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord…” — Psalm 103:13
Not soft. Not cruel.
Holy. Present. Faithful.
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord…” — Psalm 103:13
12. Most men don’t reject fatherhood because they’re bad.
They reject it because no one showed them how.
Let’s be the men who break the cycle.
Let’s be the fathers we never had.
They reject it because no one showed them how.
Let’s be the men who break the cycle.
Let’s be the fathers we never had.
13. Which line hit hardest?
Drop a reply.
And share this with a dad, a son, or a man who’s ready to lead.
This culture won’t disciple our sons toward godliness.
Fathers must.
Drop a reply.
And share this with a dad, a son, or a man who’s ready to lead.
This culture won’t disciple our sons toward godliness.
Fathers must.
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