Have you ever seen pictures of the people in African villages washing clothes, bathing, and drinking from an unsafe water source? Day after day, they’re consuming dirty, diseased water, and they are getting sick and dying. In the same way, people in our country are getting sick from a lack of clean, truthful resources. If you’re consuming polluted, dirty stuff from the world’s well, it inflicts enormous emotional, mental, and even physical pain that makes it hard to love your family well.
How do I know? I know because people are telling us. They’re emailing, and they’re commenting on our websites, blogs, and social media by the thousands. They know something is missing in their marriages. They know what their kids are consuming isn’t good for them. They know things are not the way they’re supposed to be. They’re searching and thirsting for something that will satisfy them. And there’s one place a lot of them are looking for answers.
The Internet
Many say the internet is an essential source of their information, including information about parenting, marriage, and relationships. The internet is not people’s additional stop; it’s their first stop. And many of them are literally searching for “love,” trying to learn what it is and how to find it.
People turn to the internet to answer their deepest questions. Unfortunately, they are getting tainted advice that will make them even sicker. People are searching for love in all the wrong places, and they don’t even know what love is.
A Basic Need
People crave love. Like water, love is a basic need. We were created in the image of God, and therefore created to love and be loved. In his greatest commandment, Jesus says love God and love others with everything we’ve got (Matthew 22:36–39). Love is all about giving selflessly and sacrificially to others. Love—we crave it, God commands it, but people can’t find it. That’s why Family First is here.
Our sole mission is to provide parenting, marriage, and relational truth that helps people love their families well and gives them greater hope for the future.
For years, we’ve been bringing that truth to millions of people each day through our All Pro Dad, iMOM, and Family Minute programs. We bring it in NFL stadiums, in public schools, on billboards, on mainstream radio, and online. We’re doing it in the world.
Our purpose is to bring glory to God by sharing His truth, His love, and His hope to families worldwide. It’s for our kids and grandkids. And it’s for you, me, and the thousands like us who want to love well.
If you’re a dad, check out allprodad.com for the resources you need to be a better dad and love your family well.
If you’re a mom, check out iMOM.com for the encouragement and resources you need to help you love your family well.
What have you learned about how to love your family well? Share in a comment.
