To All With Unfriendly Parents! XoXo
Today, a friend in Christ met me, she told me a few things I would like to let you know. (For the record, I'm one of those people who do not have friendly dads.)
So, she met me, and told me it was up to me to make my dad into whomever I want him to be. According to her, "how do you expect someone who has not yet found the truth live as though he had found it?" "It doesn't matter how long and hard you pray to God for a change of heart in you dad, if you do not do your part by being friendly to him, I'm afraid you are only gonna keep praying till Christ comes." "Your dad can only change when you require him to change".
Her words got me really sad and disturbed. So I asked, shouldn't a father already be aware of his responsibilities to his child? Shouldn't he naturally be friendly to his child? Or shouldn't he be the one to care and make everything work? But I realized that, the more questions I asked, the sadder I became. Please, I beg you, in all that you become in your life, ensure that you are a good parent, that is the best gift you can ever give to your children!!!
As usual, God spoke and He made me see the need to bridge the gap that has already been created. He said that, if He who is able do all things would go the extra length to bridge the gap between Himself and the world, nothing should stop me from doing the same.
Friends, the gap could be between you and your parents, siblings, associates, or even your spouse, you have a role to play. Fine, you have been praying about it, but you still have to require them to change towards you. And this can only happen when you change towards them (positively of course).
"When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the LORD commanded and took Mary as his wife." Matthew 1:24 NLT. "Get up! The angel said. Take the child and his mother back to the land of Isreal, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead."
"So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Isreal with Jesus and his mother. But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod's son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the Prophets had said: "He will be called a Nazarene." Matthew 2:19-23 NLT.
From the above verses, we would see that Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus didn't do much concerning Jesus except when he had been required to by the angels. The issue simply is, men who are ignorant of the Truth would never on their own walk in it, except they have been required to.
You may feel as though there is no need for you to require anyone to care for you, well, as in the verse above, they are there to fulfill a purpose, and if you decide to be mute when you really should require them to care, you are at a great risk, because, they wouldn't do that which is expected of them, (that is even if they know what is expected of them in the first instance).
Now, you know what is expected of them, be the angel that would require that expectation from them. I'm charging everyone of us who needs to bridge the gap in our families, let us take our stand and be the Messiah of our families. May God give us the wisdom to take that stand in Jesus Name, Amen.
Shalom.
So, she met me, and told me it was up to me to make my dad into whomever I want him to be. According to her, "how do you expect someone who has not yet found the truth live as though he had found it?" "It doesn't matter how long and hard you pray to God for a change of heart in you dad, if you do not do your part by being friendly to him, I'm afraid you are only gonna keep praying till Christ comes." "Your dad can only change when you require him to change".
Her words got me really sad and disturbed. So I asked, shouldn't a father already be aware of his responsibilities to his child? Shouldn't he naturally be friendly to his child? Or shouldn't he be the one to care and make everything work? But I realized that, the more questions I asked, the sadder I became. Please, I beg you, in all that you become in your life, ensure that you are a good parent, that is the best gift you can ever give to your children!!!
As usual, God spoke and He made me see the need to bridge the gap that has already been created. He said that, if He who is able do all things would go the extra length to bridge the gap between Himself and the world, nothing should stop me from doing the same.
Friends, the gap could be between you and your parents, siblings, associates, or even your spouse, you have a role to play. Fine, you have been praying about it, but you still have to require them to change towards you. And this can only happen when you change towards them (positively of course).
"When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the LORD commanded and took Mary as his wife." Matthew 1:24 NLT. "Get up! The angel said. Take the child and his mother back to the land of Isreal, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead."
"So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Isreal with Jesus and his mother. But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod's son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the Prophets had said: "He will be called a Nazarene." Matthew 2:19-23 NLT.
From the above verses, we would see that Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus didn't do much concerning Jesus except when he had been required to by the angels. The issue simply is, men who are ignorant of the Truth would never on their own walk in it, except they have been required to.
You may feel as though there is no need for you to require anyone to care for you, well, as in the verse above, they are there to fulfill a purpose, and if you decide to be mute when you really should require them to care, you are at a great risk, because, they wouldn't do that which is expected of them, (that is even if they know what is expected of them in the first instance).
Now, you know what is expected of them, be the angel that would require that expectation from them. I'm charging everyone of us who needs to bridge the gap in our families, let us take our stand and be the Messiah of our families. May God give us the wisdom to take that stand in Jesus Name, Amen.
Shalom.
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