Raising Sons or Future Men

Raising a son is an awesome opportunity to leave your fingerprints on the future. As parents we have approximately eighteen years to raise a son from birth to manhood. When our sons come into the world very few of us consider that in 926 weeks he will be a man. I now understand why so many parents exhort us to spend time or we will turn around and they will be gone. No taking the opportunity to shape your son in positive ways is unforgivable. Nothing is more important than to leave a legacy of manhood behind in your sons.

Raising a son intentionally is something very few parents are doing these days. Often parents are just trying to get by and hope their sons become responsible men. Feeding them, educating them, and hoping for the best is certainly not enough, we need a strategic plan for preparing our sons to become mature and responsible men. What are the values you want to instill in your son's, and how will you go about passing these values onto to your son.

Masculinity is an accomplishment, not a birthright. Boys cannot become men without men in their lives. Forty per cent of boys today do not live with their real fathers. Without men to show boys the way they will come as, John Eldredge calls them, "Posers". Old boys posing as men.