God intends that through the family structure individuals receive love and reciprocate it first to their Creator and then to fellow humans created in His image. Satan has largely destroyed the sanctity of the family and especially the dignity of fatherhood, leaving many with imperfect or painful parental relationships that hinder their ability to view God as a loving Father. These emotional deficits, inherited from Adam and Eve, mean that people enter God's calling as damaged goods carrying carnal human nature. To restore the flow of love, each person must re-establish connection with parents where possible or assume the role of a responsible, caring parent toward oneself. This mature self-parenting replaces childish self-gratification and victimhood with adult stewardship over health, finances, spiritual gifts, anger, and daily conduct. The fifth commandment linking honor of father and mother to love for God and neighbor underscores that proper family love forms an essential link in the circuit extending from the Father's affection through self to brethren, friends, neighbors, and even enemies. Without this repaired connection, the broader command to love others as oneself cannot develop to full maturity.