Soul Musings : Our Father

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Our Father

Today's Father's Day. We celebrate the nurturing influence of fathers and grandfathers in our lives. While I like the aspect of God as Our Father, He also transcends this humanly comparison. In historical times when the Bible was written, Fathers played a crucial role in both society and the family. They were seen as the head of the household. Fast forward to today and we realize that not all fathers stick around to lead families and at times mothers are the only guiding force for the family unit. Even when present, many fathers do not convey the "fathering" role that most likely think of when speaking of God, Our Father. But this is all neither here nor there....just some rambling thoughts to start out the post.....

God as our Father creator of all, is ever present. Sometimes we feel His loving guidance and other times we start to wonder if he's working late at the office. Be assured, He is there but perhaps being blocked by our own resistance to his guidance. We are like constantly questioning teenagers, a bit rebelling in nature and perhaps just a little smug, thinking we know more about the world today than God.

But unlike humanly fathers, God does not get defensive or angry, or let his own emotional expectations and needs influence how He interacts with us. He is constant in His love and waits patiently for us to hear His voice. I do not think he even gets "disappojnted" in us....instead He recognizes where we are and lets us wallow there for a bit if we must. When we make the "wrong" choices, he waits patiently for us to discover that the path we are on is not the one we are destined to travel.

We are His creation but he does not seek to control us....guide yes but control no. What a wonderful unique and blessed relationship. As we seek a deeper spiritual relationship with God, He brings into our lives the words, the people, the events to send us in the right direction. Thank you Father for your love and patience.