Perfect Together

– June 13,2017 – 

Today as I read these pages I have a flood of memories and emotions from my past, both as a kid, and as a dad with my kids. The time I spent with my dad was special. Equally, the time I spent with my kids was a cherished part of my life.

Today I live almost two hours away from my dad, and I journey to see him for a few hours once or twice per month.  I don’t remember any of the bad days or the bad moments. My wounds have healed, my scars have faded almost out of sight.

That is almost as good as God. When we call God our father and try to live a life like Jesus modeled for us, “He will remove our transgressions as far as the east is from the west.”(Psalm 103:12)

Shouldn’t we at last try to live up that part of His model as well? We cannot ask for His loving kindness and forgiveness if we don’t extend it to those around us. We cannot live the “good life” when we carrying the anchors of our past  every where we go.

Brothers and sisters, eternity is at stake in this very concept of forgiveness. Forgiveness as I am expressing it is healing for you. Forgetting it like God does takes His help. We will live in eternity because we are spiritual beings in a physical body. The real question here is, where will we live out eternity once this body dies? With God, or without God?

I love my dad, just like I love my kids. My dad has always been my rock and my role model. I wanted to be like him for my kids, be their rock and role model. Divorce took that away. That’s a product of not knowing God or serving God in our house.

Today I live to serve God. I leave my kids in God’s hands since I cannot be near them to guide them. I pray for Him to teach me to forgive and forget like He does. I know the day will come when I get to see them again, and I will get a second chance to be a role model for them.

May this help and guide you to keep perspective that the relationships we build today matter for a lot longer than today.

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