Age, how old you are is a funny thing. As time passes by we all like to remember times when things were more simple. When we are young we see the world with eyes that can not believe that there is a thing called suffering, when we are innocent and when we are not, we like to believe that things will always work out the way we dreamt they would. But as time passes by and we start to see the world has many things to offer us, we think of the many ways we can get those things. Then frustration comes, or maybe not. For some of us our childhood dreams come true, but for others we feel like we have to wait. It is this part of life, anticipation, but really never seeing those things you once thought would happen come to pass. More anticipation. I think the most common cause of loss in my life is realising that it all inevitably comes to an end, or so this seems. Dads, as a man, you never want to let your dad down.
He is your hero, now and then. I think the greatest pain in my life has come not because I never made it in this area or that. But because I feel I let my dad down. He was never a perfect man, and he still has his faults, but to grow up with an empty space in your heart that should of been filled, by a father, no memories can make up for the present and still as an adult that desire to take it to dad, whatever it is.
I recently listened to a sermon about the importance of fathers and how they can have a profound impact on who we turn out to be, but the pastor didn't say that it is only our fathers who could do this. In fact he said that no human can take the place or importance that God can play as your father, especially if you never had a dad to do that. I believe that unless you have a relationship with God, the fact that you may never have felt unconditional love from your father may tear into all aspect of your adult life. Very often we think we can see God through our earthly fathers, and how he sees us we super impose the opposite. When we are in doubt about certain things, we may look everywhere but up, to find the assurance we need from God, as a matter a truth, our view of what God is like is very much shaped by how we viewed our earthly fathers.
As time quickly will end, there is assurance that if you have hope in Jesus Christ as your Saviour you will one day see God as he truly is, and that father thing will all make sense.
He is your hero, now and then. I think the greatest pain in my life has come not because I never made it in this area or that. But because I feel I let my dad down. He was never a perfect man, and he still has his faults, but to grow up with an empty space in your heart that should of been filled, by a father, no memories can make up for the present and still as an adult that desire to take it to dad, whatever it is.
I recently listened to a sermon about the importance of fathers and how they can have a profound impact on who we turn out to be, but the pastor didn't say that it is only our fathers who could do this. In fact he said that no human can take the place or importance that God can play as your father, especially if you never had a dad to do that. I believe that unless you have a relationship with God, the fact that you may never have felt unconditional love from your father may tear into all aspect of your adult life. Very often we think we can see God through our earthly fathers, and how he sees us we super impose the opposite. When we are in doubt about certain things, we may look everywhere but up, to find the assurance we need from God, as a matter a truth, our view of what God is like is very much shaped by how we viewed our earthly fathers.
As time quickly will end, there is assurance that if you have hope in Jesus Christ as your Saviour you will one day see God as he truly is, and that father thing will all make sense.
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