My Dad
My father is literally the best! My dad loves me so much. He may not always explicitly said, “I love you,” but he definitely has showed it since birth. My dad doesn’t say no, unless he thinks what I’m asking for is not good for me. He even gives me things without me asking, even more than I would’ve asked for. He always keeps me in mind. These are just a few ways he shows me that he loves me.
One thing I really love about my dad is that he is a man of God. And because my dad is obedient to God’s Word, he made sure to raise us, his children, as Christians, something I will forever be grateful for! And the more I read my Bible on my own and began to understand what it means to be like Christ, (who is also God) I came to understand one way that my father expresses his desire to be like Christ is through fatherhood. The Bible describes God as “kind”. Kind is defined as being friendly, generous, and considerate. Without a doubt this is God. He affirms his approval of us many times and supports us, he gives us more than we could ever ask, and he always thinks about us, in fact he is always right there with us.
I’m not saying that my dad is God, but when I sit back and think I see how my father is walking in God’s ways. And it’s something I really admire about him. He didn’t have to do this, but because my dad has experienced God for himself and all that comes with having a relationship with God, He decided not only to be obedient to the Word of God by following in His footsteps, but also by making sure to teach his children about God as well. And because my dad put in effort into shaping his children in being followers of Christ, I have experienced the love of God and of course, it’s something I cannot stop talking about!
It’s not that others haven’t influenced my walk with God heavily, but my dad was one of the first Christians I encountered. And because he decided that he was going to listen to what God asked of him, I know God too. I can now go out and tell someone about God and the love that He has for them. I was listening to a sermon yesterday and he mentioned Romans 10:13-15, which says:
For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”
My dad was sent, he told us about God in a way that we now believe in Him, and have called on the Lord so we shall be saved. It takes one person. One person to genuinely love the Lord with everything in them enough to go out and tell another person and so on.
Proverbs 22:6 says,
“Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
I thank God that my father took this verse literally, because now I have a relationship with Jesus Christ and have the ability to tell about others of a love so amazing…
The theme of this month is “Good Good Father”. I pray that you’re blessed and encouraged by the testimonies that you will read, and that you’re able to reflect on who God is as your Father.
Thanks for keeping up! Enjoy your weekend !
Much love always,
Kumam ❤️