We often talk about deadbeat dads and single parents, it’s nothing new. We see the first deadbeat dad in the bible. His name was Abraham. Once Isaac was weaned, Sarah told Abraham to send his son Ishmael and his mother Hagar away. Abraham gave Hagar some bread and water and sent her and Ishmael away, never to have anymore dealings with his son. Hagar thought her child was going to die because she couldn’t provide for him, but God showed up and assured Hagar that he would make Ishmael a great nation.
Today, so many women are having kids by men who leave and never have any dealings with their kids. The women have to fight for child support and they struggle to raise their kids on their own. All the while; the man is out making more kids with other women. Now we see where being a single parent comes from. There’s nothing new under the sun. Ladies, don’t get discouraged if you’re a single parent and the father of your child is nowhere to be found. Take joy in the fact that God will provide for you and your children. Just as he made Ishmael a great nation; he will make your child great. Your child will be somebody even if he/she doesn’t have their father in their life. Your child will rise to the occasion, and show the world that their mother held it down in the toughest of times. Child support will be good, but if you’re not getting it, don’t trip. God is the best supporter, the best provider, and the amount of child support you get, won’t amount to what God has in store for your children.
This doesn’t excuse the deadbeat father, but let God deal with them. When your son/daughter makes it big and they tell the world how their father wasn’t there but their mother was there all the time; that man will wish he paid support and came around to visit. I’m not talking about just making it big in sports, but when our children succeed in life period. They beat the odds, they didn’t become a statistic, and they did it all with just their mom. Therefore, ladies there’s no more need to be upset. Sit back and let God make your children great.
Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.
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