My Father's Eyes

Take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your week knees.  Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.  Hebrews 12: 12-13

We all model something to someone else.  Being a father, this has never been more apparent to me in all of my lifetime.  There are times that I set good examples for our children; other times, I wish I that could take back something that I have either said or done.   The reality we now are facing is that our oldest is off to college in a few weeks,  and we are almost certain that we won't be able to enjoy having the four of us here at the house on a regular basis.

After almost 52 trips around the sun, I have really come to appreciate all of the wisdom, advice, and love that my father has given me through the years.  The Bible promises us the way we live our lives will influence others; it may be for good or bad, for Christ or the enemy, so ask yourself what kind of example you have been setting for others lately.

I hope that one day our two sons will look back and realize that I tried to set a good example for them to live by, just like my father has for me...

My Father's Eyes

 

Take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your week knees.  Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.  Hebrews 12: 12-13

We all model something to someone else.  Being a father, this has never been more apparent to me in all of my lifetime.  There are times that I set good examples for our children; other times, I wish I that could take back something that I have either said or done. After all, these two are going to be in our home for only a few more years is a becoming a hard reality because once they are off to college, I feel like we won't see them on a daily basis as much...

After 50 trips around the sun, I have really come to appreciate all of the wisdom, advice, and love that my father has given me through the years.  The Bible promises us the way we live our lives will influence others; it may be for good or bad, for Christ or the enemy, so ask yourself what kind of example you have been setting for others lately.

I hope that one day our two sons will look back and realize that I tried to set a good example for them to live by, just like my father has for me...

Ignoreland

 

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like Elliott had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.

Ignoreland

 

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like Elliott had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.

Ignoreland

 

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like Elliott had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.

Ignoreland

 

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like Elliott had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.

Ignoreland

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like Elliott had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.

Ignoreland

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of comics/superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like his older brother, Elliott, had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. 

This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.

Ignoreland

Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  John 6:37

Alicia and I are blessed with two wonderful sons.  Being a dad is particularly cool as I enjoy being able to share all of my extensive love of superheroes, sports, and music with the boys.  However, being a father can be difficult at times, especially when the boys go out of their way to choose their mom over me. 

This form of rejection is not subtle by any means and happened to me just the other evening when I wouldn't let our youngest have ice cream.  Elijah was mad at me because he wanted ice cream like his older brother was enjoying.  I wouldn't let him have any because Elijah did not finish eating his dinner like Elliott had.  The next hour, Elijah proceeded whine and pout a bit and ignored me for the rest of the evening. This little incident got me to thinking how many times I have rejected God during the course of my lifetime; most likely because He did not answer one of my prayers in the exact way that I asked for it to be answered...sound familiar?

Thankfully, God accepts everyone who comes to Him in faith, even those who previously rejected Him.  We can always approach God knowing that He will make time for us and will always listen to us.  In fact, He is always dependable, always loves us and is always there for us. 

God never turns away from us and we can learn how to accept others that may be difficult for us to accept in His loving arms.