The Fathers Heart

How do you explain or process a relationship that needs to be experienced to be known? I went into this lecture with wild expectations of weeping and discovering a giant empty hole in my soul that needed to be filled. I wasnt disappointed but didnt get at all what I was expecting. My opinion of a perfect father figure has changed over the last few years and that in itself has been a journey let alone figuring out what I missed in not having a perfect father. So to sum it up I realised that to be a Son of the Father you need to be a Son of the Father. (capital ‘S’ isnt suggesting Jesus in this article but differentiating between my earthly father and my heavenly Father). A Son isnt merely a position that you were born into but a position received by grace. An orphan only fills the position of a son if he accepts his new identity, regardless of his legal position. This new received identity comes with an incredible inheritance! We often accept the legal position we receive but miss out on what the Fathers true desire is, Relationship. This new identities foundation is based on humility and the recognition you werent ever going to deserve your inheritance. Only after you realise this can you really start living as a Son. If you think of the movie” Titanic” you remember it not because you have a special fondness for a once beautiful ship but because you got wrapped up in a love story. Our story should be the same. Maybe not the sinking ship and everyone freezing to death part though… you get the idea though. This was a new outlook for me. I was always worried about my ship getting from one point to another without sinking. The funny thing is often the people that God uses have what looks like major life ship wrecks yet God cant seem to get enough of them! He delights in them, blesses them and insistently pursues a relationship with them. Only when you know who you are can you adequately fill the position in society that God has for you. This is my goal now, know myself better by getting to know God better. I encourage you to look into becoming a Son/daughter also, it just might change your life as well.