Rhonda,
I pray nearly every day with people who have a distorted picture of God as
their father based upon the earthy father they had. There is a solution to
this dilemma that only the Holy Spirit can remedy and when he does so, it is
final and eternal.
Phil.
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From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:02 AM
Subject: Fathers
> I've heard it said that we often view God the same way we viewed our own
> fathers. This works out great if we had a good father, but what if we
> didn't. What if our father didn't have time for us, wasn't there for us,
> didn't show us affection? Would we then judge that since God was a father
> then He was the same. I think we all have a sort of dictionary in our
> minds. This dictionary carries our own special definitions of love,
> family, forgiveness, worth, and so on. Sometimes like a file on our
> computer our dictionary is corrupted. It is times like this that I ask
> God to show me His definition for love, forgiveness, and family. Love
> after all, isn't something one must earn, or try to demand or hold on to.
> It is given, and received. Forgiveness is as easy as asking, no hoops to
> jump through. I am accepted because I am God's creation, not because of
> what I do, or even more importantly what I do not do.
> I think a lot of fathers today think their children need things, bigger
> houses, more toys, the latest and greatest whatever, but really they need
> time, attention, and love. You can't buy those things at Waklmart.
> So today I am praying that God show fathers what the true definition of a
> father is, not the tv definition, not the movie screen definition, but
> His original definition. That definition will change our families and
> even our country.
>
>
> Rhonda
>
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