June 25: A FATHER'S JOB…


Affirmation: God loves me. I have value.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 ESV

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice:
Ponder and meditate on John 14:27. Pray this verse throughout the day.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.  JOHN 14:27 
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                       June 25


Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff 

A FATHER'S JOB IS TO GET DOWN ON BOTH KNEES AND WHISPER, "WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?" 

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 

John 15:16

When each of my kids turned ten, I took them anywhere in the world they wanted to go, just the two of us. It sounds extravagant, but I have free airplane tickets like farmers have corn. Lindsey loved tea, so we went to London for a tea party. Richard wanted to summit Half Dome at Yosemite. Adam picked riding motorcycles across the desert. 


The only plan was that we wouldn't make a plan. The kids dreamed up exactly what they wanted to do, and we set out for an adventure together. That's how the best adventures unfold for all of us. We decide to follow a pas­sion and bring people we love along with us for the ride. 


A father's job is to get down on both knees, lean over his children's lives, and whisper, "Where do you want to go?" Their answers had me flying over sand dunes on motorcycles, huddled together in tents during snowstorms, and lifting pinkie fingers as we sipped tea on the Thames. 


I used to think adventures with God meant living in foreign countries alone. I feared I'd have to enter the priesthood or go door to door or do some­thing I didn't want to do at all. But I've learned that God lets us decide what we want, even if it's not the kind of thing He might have picked. He's not trying to manipulate us. He wants to be with us. He hopes we'll trust Him enough to tell Him what our desires are. 


God isn't as concerned about where we go as much as about who we become along the way. He wants us to become His. God doesn't force us into things we don't want to do. He's more interested in joining us as we run after our dreams. He leans over our lives and whispers, "Where do you want to go?" 


Where do you want to go? 
Affirmation: God loves me. I have value.
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 ESV

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