Thought of the Day September 18, 2018 Our father-wounds
We can’t equate or
duplicate God’s love for us, but we can imitate his love, be a reflection of
his love to others.
Yes, we are spiritual sons and
daughters of God by grace and a son or daughter of our human father by nature.
Our relationship with our natural father is learned and experienced through the
tangible and tactical as well as verbal and nonverbal statements and actions of
our human father. Unfortunately but true, every one of us has father-wounds no matter
what degree of love and affection we received from the human father. For the human father had his own wounds
coming from the imperfection of our human nature which has been further damaged
by original and personal sin.
If we don’t realize that we are
adopted sons an daughters of God the Father, if we don’t know how to receive
the love of the Father–the kiss of the Father–then we may find it hard to fully
and properly nurture our own children in accord with the pattern of the
heavenly Father.
These father wounds in us hold us
back from receiving this outpouring gift of love and mercy. It is fear, guilt,
unworthiness, shame, sin, past failures, things done to us, feelings we don’t
understand, anger, resentment, failed relationships, unanswered needs, you name
it. Yes, Name it but don’t own it any longer!
All these create a wall isolating
and insulating us from the Father, even though we cry for all the Father wants
to give us. Though our heart wants it, our self-understanding, our scars, our
hurt memories prevent us from experiencing it. Until we let go the junk within
us, we can’t know the fullness of Father’s love and mercy. He wants to embrace
us with his love. He wants to heal us and restore us to our full inheritance as
sons. (To be continued)
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