God is the model for godliness, which also means he is the model for fatherhood as well. Some of the characteristics of godly fatherhood that we see exemplified in God himself is that he leads by being present yet he does not force or control, but allows his children the freedom to grow and learn through trial and error because he values them highly, so highly that he paid the greatest personal price for them. These are some of the things that Fathers do.