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Behind every highlight reel you see, there is a behind the scenes that you don\\u2019t.

Children are our greatest responsibility\\u2026 and our most valuable resource.

\\xa0I\\u2019m not writing all this as a neighborhood scold just to make you feel rotten. I\\u2019m writing as a father to you, my children. I love you and want you to grow up well, not spoiled. 1 Corinthians 4:14-16 (MSG)

There are a lot of people around who can\\u2019t wait to tell you what you\\u2019ve done wrong, but there aren\\u2019t many fathers willing to take the time and effort to help you grow up\\u2026 1 Corinthians 4:14-16 (MSG)

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27 (NLT)

Unless the\\xa0Lord\\xa0builds\\xa0the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the\\xa0Lord\\xa0watches\\xa0over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food\\xa0to eat\\u2014for he grants sleep\\xa0to\\xa0those he loves. Psalm 127:1-5 (NIV)

Children are a heritage from the\\xa0Lord, offspring a reward\\xa0from him. Psalm 127:1-5 (NIV)

Like arrows\\xa0in the hands of a warrior are children born in one\\u2019s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them\\u2026 Psalm 127:1-5 (NIV)

5 Targets for Effective Leadership in the Home

1. Clear VISION and VALUES

Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained\\u2026 Proverbs 29:18 (AMP)

VISION is your destination; VALUES are your guideposts for the journey.

And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.\\xa0Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.\\xa0Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.\\xa0Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (NLT)

2. Individual AFFIRMATION and ATTENTION

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)

Affirmation = WHO AM I?

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together\\xa0in my mother\\u2019s womb. I praise you\\xa0because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful,\\xa0I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)

When we don\\u2019t TAKE THE TIME to AFFIRM our children, they will look for it in other ways.

And a voice from heaven\\xa0said, \\u201cThis is my Son,\\xa0whom I love; with him I am well pleased.\\u201d Matthew 3:17 (NIV)

3. Lessons in PRESSURE and PATIENCE

Whoever spares the rod\\xa0hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline\\xa0them. Proverbs 13:24 (NIV)

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away. Proverbs 22:15 (NIV)\\xa0

My son,\\xa0keep your father\\u2019s command\\xa0and do not forsake your mother\\u2019s teaching. Proverbs 6:20-23 (NIV)

Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. Proverbs 6:20-23 (NIV)

For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life\\u2026 Proverbs 6:20-23 (NIV)

Our moments of PATIENCE give more credibility to our moments of PRESSURE.

Fathers,\\xa0do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (NLT)\\xa0

4. A model of HUSTLE and HUMILITY

Be very careful, then, how you live\\u2014not as unwise but as wise,\\xa0making the most of every opportunity,\\xa0because the days are evil.\\xa0Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord\\u2019s will is. Ephesians 5:15-17 (NIV)

Don\\u2019t be so busy working for your family that you sacrifice the leadership your family needs from you.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.\\xa0Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,\\xa0not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)

HUMILITY keeps the motive of your HUSTLE pure.

God\\u2019s grace is covering your child more than your parenting decisions are forming them.

No, O people, the\\xa0Lord\\xa0has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 (NLT)