Today being Father’s Day brought my mind to the great dads who we have and to the amazing father my husband is. I was in church today, singing praises to God (along with the other folks in the church… no solos here J)… as I was praising God for Him being ourHeavenly Father my eyes glanced to a couple in front of me… she is a petite little gal who stood about a foot less than her husband and my thoughts were sent to Chris’s parents who are about that much in height apart as well. The Lord sent my heart on a journey of gratitude… how He works things out ahead of time.
Chris has shared with me over the years of his memories of going to church with his parents. How his passion for Jesus began when they brought him to learn more about God at church. Chris had the opportunities to hear of God’s promises and the true stories of how He has cared for His people. These times were seared in Chris’s heart. That was when the foundation was laid for Chris to become the man he is today when his father decided to take his family to church.
I can picture it… the family getting ready… wondering what Dad is doing, where they all are going… each one following his leading. Though at the time Chris didn’t grasp the impact upon his life, of that decision that his dad made, but today he treasures it.
To think that at that time I was a young girl living in Oregon, not even knowing of this family in Alaska who was doing something so simple yet so profound… something that would shape my life forever.
On this father’s day I am thanking God for the fathers He gave us and for each step that He took in shaping the father that my incredible husband is. Watching Chris be a dad through the years has been such a wonderful reminder to me of who our Heavenly Father is… God is fun, He is a great listener, He is there to help us, to protect us and to care for us and He loves us like no other.
Happy Father’s Day to all those great dad’s out there. I pray that you are blessed by the little and big ways you give to your family. I pray you are encouraged in your leading and that God is the one you follow. I pray God reveals to your heart the work He is doing through you. You too are affecting many lives, now and in the future, as you lead your children.
In Jesus love, Donna J
Ephesians 2: 8-10
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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