![]() The most amazing part is that we are not capable of loving her anywhere close to how much God loves us.My little girl can never pay me back. We want nothing but the best for this little girl. In fact, my wife and I have laid our lives down every day for the last 4 weeks to help her do that. I want to see her prosper and thrive in every area of her life. Yet, I want nothing but the absolute best for her. There are times when her crying and fussing completely throw off my plans. In fact, a good portion of what she does is absorb my time and resources. My little girl has done nothing to deserve my love. Not just so that I would be saved from hell, but so that I would have life to the full (John 10:10).When I look at my little girl, it's much easier to understand this loving attribute of my Heavenly Father. However, the truth is that I am so valuable to my Father that He sent His son into this world to die on a cross for me. It's harder to believe that, on top of that, He takes joy in giving me good gifts. For me, it's easy to understand and accept that God would die for my sins so that I don't have to go to hell for eternity. ![]() I have spent the majority of my life as an adulterer towards God chasing after worthless idols, not as an obedient son deserving of His favor. The most apparent reason being that I am just not deserving of His blessing and favor. It almost seems selfish to think that he wants to see me prosper. Matthew 9-11 - Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! - Matthew 9-11I don't know why, but I have always had a hard time seeing God as a father who wants to reward and bless me. Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.2. How does this relate to my daughter? Well, let's just say that my first four weeks with her have helped me to better understand God's will for me as my Father, as outlined in the following scriptures:1. The result of that belief is that they do not pray for healing, and, therefore, don't see people physically healed.Īs outlined in the above example, what we believe about God and His will has astronomic ramifications. Those people don't believe that healing is for today. They believe that healing was only used in the early days of the church to affirm the early apostles and spark the initial growth of the church. There is another segment of the Christian population who does not believe that it is God's will to heal. ![]() As a result, they tend to see people healed of diseases and ailments. The result of that belief is that those Christians pray for healing. There is a segment of the Christian population who believe that it is absolutely God's will to heal, and that it is not His will for people to be sick. I would just like to point out the repercussions of our beliefs. The point of this post is not to debate this topic, so I am not here to argue either way. For example, one part of God's will that is highly debated among Christian circles is physical healing. Understanding, accepting and BELIEVING God's will is essential to living the life that He has called us to live. ![]() Now I do! And I am sure that most parents can understand what I mean.This week, I want to write a little bit about God's will. Up until recently, I wanted to understand, but I had no life experience to help make it tangible. It's hard to describe just how much being a father is helping me to understand God as my Father. My next several posts will probably be centered around my daughter and the things that God is teaching me as I learn to be a father. If you happen to be someone who reads this blog regularly, I'm just going to provide some full disclosure here. ![]()
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