Faith

by Debbie Wallis

“So God created humans in His own image He made men and women,” Genesis 1:27

God’s design, since Genesis, was that a child would have both a father and a mother While sin has impacted the reality of this design, it has not removed God’s decree on this subject. “God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth ” Genesis 1:28

The devil was talking to God, “I bet I can make man from dust, also! He bent down and picked up a hand full of dirt God said, "That's My dirt, put it down and get your own " Man tries to be God but they've never created anything without starting with something God created, including the person that is trying

Single parents have tried to be both a mom and a dad to their children for some time now and with good intentions. Statistics tell us that most single parents are moms. I agree that this is a difficult place to be but it was never God’s desire for a woman to be a “father” to her child or a man to be a "mother” to his children. Being a dad is not a woman's job and being a mom is not a father’s job. It's not an issue of capabilities; it's about God's design. Enteral designs by the creator cannot be altered God gave us a soul which is our will, our mind and our emotions He also gave us a very complex reproduction system God wrote our job descriptions as parents on our DNA Our own free will can lead us when our mind and emotions want something different than that job description Just like the jobs that you do to earn your livelihood The owner and creator of your job can line out your responsibilities and create a job description but you can decide with your own free will that they are wrong. You can think you should be the CEO instead You can dress like a CEO, act like a CEO but you will not reap the benefits of that job because it's not yours. Others don’t have to respond to you as a CEO when you don’t have that authority of the creator of your job to be a CEO. If you are called to be single be single but if you get married God has job descriptions for the family. God created a man to be first a husband, and if God wills it, a father He created women to be a help mate for her husband, and a mother if He wills it He gives us numerous scripture on our roles as husband and wife and parents

Regardless of a fast changing cultural norm on this subject, men and women are different in both form and function Our roles as fathers and mothers are tied to our gender; a man is to be the father and a woman is to be the mother. In the absence of a father, a mother cannot be a father. Neither can a single man be a mother to his children Our children need to see us embracing our God-given genders We are doing more harm than good if we are attempting to be anything but what God designed us to be If you are a single parent focus on being the best mother or father that you can

There are many studies that document the different ways men and women think, speak and act. Those results may have been swept under the rug because of where our culture wants us to be but the results remain clear. This doesn't mean one gender is superior over the other. It means that God created us in a way to complement each other within our different family roles Women were made in the image of God to be women Men were made in the image of God to be men We were created in Gods image both male and female The amazing beauty of biblical marriage joins a man and woman together within a covenant relationship where the two are now "one." Our children desperately need to see and experience the love of both mothers and fathers in a marriage that is defined by God. In the 40 years of working with children I’ve seen nothing more influential upon the lives of our children than our marriages. You being a godly parent and following His teaching is the single most important influence in raising children to follow after the Lord Life is not perfect and we only answer to God for our own part

Recently the Dallas Morning News reported that, “The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage prompted changes to the Texas marriagelicense application to remove gender questionnaire Now attention has been turned to birth certificates The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) advocates want the state to remove gender-specific language from the documents and application forms.” According to the article in the Dallas Morning

News, a spokesperson from the Texas Department of State Health Services said that a review is taking place regarding the marriage decision and after the review is complete the Department of State Health Services will “make any necessary changes as soon as possible ” As of now there is a bill to remove the term "mother" and "father" from all birth certificates in Texas The reason said is to make the documents "gender free". Removing “mother” and “father” from birth certificates will deny not only biology, but also a child’s identity and it directly takes away the rights of all parents to call themselves mother and father on their child’s birth certificate. According to the spokesperson from Texas Department of State Health Services, banning “mother” and “father” also requires action by the Texas Legislature, and is not a change that a state agency can make by itself behind closed doors For more information on this bill, or to voice your concern, contact Governor Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services or your State Texas House & Senate members

It’s not about politics, it’s about having FAITH to stand up for the Word of God being the Truth of God God is the same yesterday, today and He will be the same for all the tomorrows He gives us. If you are a Christian then make it your mission in life to follow the teachings of Christ. “Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect,” Romans 12:2

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