Father thoughts to help your day

When we think about the man (who along with our mother) conceived us, we can find both positives and negatives in him. To varying degrees, all human fathers do some things well and some things not so well. If you have trouble finding a way to get your heart to honor your father, honor him for enabling you to have God’s gift of life. Forgive him for where you feel like he let you down. If your heart automatically honors your father, you are blessed indeed, both by a caring (although imperfect) human father and by the ability to be grateful for his positive contributions to your life.

I was fortunate to have a father who I greatly loved and admired and who greatly loved and cared for me. Everyone is not so fortunate. I was also fortunate to discover the perfect Father and when I did my heart instantly connected with Him crying out in amazing relief and joy unspeakable, “Abba, Father!” Prior to that, even though my parents were rather agnostic and didn’t encourage it, I believed in and talked to God, but He always seemed somewhat distant from me. Then one day (O the day!) I heard people enthusiastically talking about Jesus like He was alive and present with them and in a moment something that I can’t describe happened within me. It changed my life forever and instantly made the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit more real to me than my physical surroundings and filled me with deep ongoing adoration for God and caring concern for people.

If there’s ever a ranking of fathers from the best to the worst, yours will fall somewhere in between. No matter where your father would be on that list of billions, you can honor him for his role in giving you life.

You can also get to know and to have a wonderful relationship with the Father at the top of the list — God the Father. Open your heart to the living resurrected Jesus and let Him connect you with the perfect Father who is longing for you to come and receive His love, mercy, forgiveness, and healing.

Second-hand Bible knowledge is often lifeless, academic, and deceptive. Why settle for second-hand Bible knowledge that comes through a sermon, a book, a web search, or a commentary? Set aside your preconceived notions and read it for yourself. Open your heart and let the Bible directly communicate with you and show you how the risen Jesus can lead you into a glorious relationship with the heavenly Father.

Every day is the Heavenly Father’s day! Every day is a gift from Him!

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