ESWATINI WAITING FOR SACRIFICIAL MEN

Sir,
 
Sacrifice and pain are neither enjoyable nor desirable in life, yet they are usually both unavoidable if we have to grow in meaningful relationships. Every relationship level has its own pain and sacrifice. As a father or mother you will pay a price for working on family relationships. We live in a society that wants everything to come easy; we expect needs and desires to be met effortlessly and painlessly. Unfortunately, we seem to have the same expectations towards relationships.

Meaningful

However, we need to understand that good and meaningful relationships require time, thought, effort, attention and commitment. There is a sacrifice and price to be paid in order to pursue and maintain beneficial relationships. Relationships require that we sacrificially invest our time, money and energy to build and maintain them. If you do not invest your time and energy to build and maintain your relationships; it is just a matter of time before they die a natural death. As a father you will pay the price of maintaining your relationship with your children and wife.  To do this effectively you must be aware of the enemies of sacrifice. Convenience and comfort are enemies of sacrifice because both cause us to take things for granted and put brakes on the growth of any relationship.

Quality

You find yourself spending quality time with your children or wife only when it is convenient and comfortable for you. Comfort and convenience dictate that as a father, I only find myself functioning only in the confines of my own preference, availability, ease and enjoyment. Actually, the only price comfort and convenience are willing to pay is the price to remain comfortable and undisturbed. On the contrary, sacrifice will always compel us to forsake comfort and convenience in order to pay the price or make our relationships with our children and wives work. When we make a decision to discard comfort and convenience, selfishness will depart from our lives and compassion will take over. Compassion is a very powerful ingredient in living a lifestyle of sacrifice. This is because sometimes you must love your children or wife when, at that particular moment or time, they are acting in unloving or unbecoming ways. To be compassionate is not to be weak. Actually, compassion is the proof of being confident and strong.

Integrity

As a man and a father you must be willing to pay the price of integrity, character and principle. These must be instilled in our children at all costs, don’t compromise on this one. Psalm 112: 1-3 says: “Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.” A father must sacrifice for his children; he must sacrifice for his family.

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