We are once again blessed by the presence of our long time friend Alicia Ruggieri from ABrighter Destiny. She is a seasoned Christian Fictional Novels Writer. I love her stories and they safe, whole and filled with lessons.
Alicia Writes....
God is Our Father...
Is it that hard for us to comprehend, to grasp what that means for us? For many of
us, especially those without Christian fathers or those with “Christian”
fathers who don’t walk with God, I think so.
And yet God
wants to be known – not just with our heads, but more especially with our
hearts – as our Father.
And
not one like frail man, but the ideal, unfailing Father.
Has your earthly father ever betrayed
you?
Go
to the Father in Heaven, One who will never betray you – will always remain
faithful:
“But I will
not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.”
Psalm 89:33
Did your earthly father promise you
something and then go back on his word, even unintentionally?
Your
Heavenly Father always keeps His promises to you; He stakes them on His very
Name:
"Now
behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your
hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the
LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you,
not one of them has failed.”
Joshua
23:14
Was your earthly father selfish,
choosing his own pursuits and interests and comfort above yours?
Your
Father in Heaven loves you to the point of sacrificing the darling of His
heart, His own Son:
“ For God so
loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
Did impatience rule your earthly
father’s mind and heart and soul?
It
doesn’t rule your Heavenly Father’s, who waits that He may be gracious to you:
“The Lord
is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward
you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9
Has your earthly Father forsaken you?
God
the Father will not:
“Be strong
and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for
the Lord your God, He is the
One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy
31:6
Do you feel the weight of your earthly
father’s expectation of your performance?
Your
Heavenly Father longs to supply your every deficiency and forgive your every
repented sin:
“He has
delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son
of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of
sins.”
Colossians
1:13-14
I’ve
been thinking about God’s fatherhood a great deal recently because the third
book in my A Time of Grace series
released on July 22, 2016. It’s called A
Love to Come Home To.
So
much of this novel revolves around the journey of Ben Picoletti – a young man
who has let his heart callous over the wounds inflicted by his earthly father.
I’d love to have you join Ben on his unintentional quest for wholeness and his
discovery of what true, sacrificial fatherhood looks like.
You can find out more on my website: AliciaRuggieri
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