Fatherhood is the very essence of God and He wants His fatherhood represented in man. God reveals His plan for fathering and mothering in the very beginning of the Bible (Genesis 2:24), before anyone had ever seen a father and mother!
We go over to the New Testament and Paul prays: “I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named” (Ephesians 3:14). Every family finds its source in the fatherhood of God.
The Greek word for family in this passage is “patria” from the root word “pater” which is the word for father. Everything that is called after the Father belongs to or springs from Him. Oh, how the feminists hate this! They hate the word patriarchy which comes from “pater” (father).
This is the ridiculous deception of feminism. They hate their origin. They hate who they are because they hate God who is their source. They could not be in this world without a natural father, and of course, their Heavenly Father who is the only One who can give conception and who planned to bring them into this world.
We know that many harbor this hatred because of hurts they have received from their own fathers, or from men in their lives. This is all the work of the enemy. Satan hates fathering and mothering because it is how God wants to reveal Himself on this earth and he hates every plan of God. Therefore, he constantly attacks these powerful roles to distort and tread them down.
That’s why we must continually pray the promise of Malachi 4:5 that “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers.” God’s ultimate plan is that fathers reveal His beautiful Father heart to their families and the world, just as God wants His female creation to reveal His maternal heart to the families and the world.
Jesus was one with the Father. He was the Beloved Son of His Father, and the Father was His Beloved Father. And yet in His most amazing mercy He wants to share His Beloved Father with us. That’s why He left the glory of Heaven to come to this earth, shed His blood, and pour out His life for us—to save us and share His Father with us for eternity.
After Jesus had risen from the dead, He said to Mary: “I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” Have you ever read anything so incredible? Jesus tells us that He wants His Father to be our Father. He wants to share His glorious and eternal Father with us.
Would you want to share your father? Maybe we would be too selfish to do that. And yet Jesus wants us to experience His Father. When we know Him, we understand what fatherhood is all about.
While Satan and all his cohorts are pulling down fatherhood and motherhood, let’s raise up these roles to be mighty in the nation. When we do this, we reveal God in the earth.
Be encouraged.
Nancy Campbell
Painting by Katie Berggren
How do you feel about your home? Do you feel like a prisoner? Are you longing for the day when you can get on to something different?
Peter encouraged the believers in Asia: “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you.” The NLT says: “Don’t be surprised.”
What’s happening in your home today? Is everything piling on top of you--laundry, dishes, and teaching the children all waiting to be accomplished? Don’t despair, dear mother. Don’t look at everything waiting to be done. Just tackle one job at a time. Priorities first. But do each task with ALL YOUR MIGHT. Not half-heartedly, grumblingly, or lazily. And teach your children to do their chores with all their might, too. Inspire this attitude in them as they see the way you work in the home.
You’ll never be bored or depressed again when you get the right attitude. Your career becomes so exciting and fulfilling when you not only love your children, but you LOVE MOTHERHOOD! 
The Bible is true when it says that children are a blessing! 
I remember someone saying to me when I was raising our children, "There is never a convenient time to have a baby!" How true. If we wait for the perfect time, it will never come. There’s always some trauma happening in our lives. There’s always some financial challenge. There’s always some excuse which we think is legitimate at the time!
We build our marriages and our families with our words. Every time we open our mouths, we either build up or pull down. Be a builder. Be a life-giver. 
We raise our children to understand that life doesn’t revolve around them. They are here in this world to glorify God and to serve others. This will enable them to live a fulfilled and happy life. So we we to need to start training them now. To give into their every whim raises selfish individuals. It will one day affect their marriage and family life. 
PLEASE!
Did you know that God wants you to wear a golden crown on your head each day? In fact, we can’t live without it. We learn this from the clothing God designed for the high priest. Everything that was written in the Old Testament was written for our learning (Romans 15:4 and 1 Corinthians 10:11). And of course, we are called “kings and priests unto God” (Revelation 1:6; and 5:10).
Every child is a blessing. Even when you think you cannot afford to have another child. God stands behind His Word. He promises to provide for every child He gives.
The Alberta Education Department in Canada are threatening the funding of schools who objectional language in their school policies.
The greatest blessing, stability, and power of the nation are godly homes--homes where the husband and wife love one another and together raise godly children to influence the world. Satan also knows the power of the home and tries to woo women away from their greatest place of influence.
(A good article written by my granddaughter, Meadow Hall).
Some people allow themselves to get eaten up inside with bitterness, hurt, and jealousy etc. As mothers, we cannot allow these attitudes in our lives for they destroy us and our entire family. We must keep our spirits whole--pure, blameless, and continually forgiving.
Is God’s Word your favorite book? The one you read the most? Your daily companion? More desired than gold or anything else? (Psalm 19:7-11). 
Your commitment to motherhood will never be wasted. You are mothering for eternity. “Your Labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58). 
Most of us have more clothes in our wardrobe than we need. Did you know that you also have an amazing spiritual wardrobe? And it’s free. It has been given to you by Jesus Christ, paid for by His death upon the cross and His precious blood which He poured out for you.
Don’t you love the twins in the Bible? Just a few of the many—Love and Faith, Grace and Truth, Mercy and Truth, Righteousness and Peace, Righteousness and Joy, Home and children.