Not seldom do I encounter this problem: parents teach their children fear rather than faith. Here's an example. Two sons of a working class family came to see me together. Their father came to see me separately. Father and sons together were deeply worried about the sons' future. But I perceived that the father was piling on the pressure, on his sons -- through his fear of a ruthless world. I asked him to list what God had done for his family. He dictated it to me, and I wrote it down, then handed him the sheet. It was an impressive list. I said to him: "Teach your sons faith, not fear."
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