Now, the way to do that is to not have hundreds of people that are dependent on other people,

to have hundreds of people who are independent and can serve one and then give their life as a ransom for me.

What's up, guys? Welcome to Five Minute Fatherhood. So one of the things that I was really surprised to discover

that the Bible encourages every family, every father,

every household to become financially independent. And I think about this a lot in regards to

this latest crisis. I know a lot of us are feeling really vulnerable right now. And this isn't

to say that it's wrong not to be. Most people, most of us are struggling with debt. We got mortgages. A lot of unemployment is erupting. We're living in a very challenging time right now economically. But one of the things I think is important to understand is that there's this verse in first that's the learning as far. I want to read to you guys. And I love the word that Paul uses. He really says there's a goal that every household

should have. And I think there's something happening right now in this moment that's going to make this

goal come alive for a lot of you guys, even if you're really struggling with finances. And Paul says in

First Thessalonians 4, he says, make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and

working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then believers who are not, then the people who are not

believers will respect the way you live and you will not need to depend on others. So this, we live in a

hyper interdependent age where we are, you know, one toilet paper shelf away from,

you know, being without, you know, some, you know, really important stuff. And so people feel

really vulnerable now. And it's a lot of this is coming from this assumption of stability we

talked about during the last podcast. But I think that we really need to understand that the Bible,

the Bible could have different positions on this. The Bible could say, be even more interdependent.

Like if, you know, as a household, if the world is starving, you should be starving. But that's not

what Paul says. And I was, I've wrestled with this. And he actually says very specifically, make it your goal. And then he

lists out these things to live this quiet life, minding your own business, working with your

hands so that you'll gain the respect of others. And then he says this thing at the end that really

surprises me. And you will not need to depend on others. And so a life where you are constantly in dependence as a household on others,

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