Several years ago we attended the lovely wedding of our pastor's son. Our pastor had already told us of his role in the wedding. Pastor? Dad of the groom? Well, sorta....but with an added honor...his son had asked him to be his BEST MAN! Now we all know that a "best man" is a groom's "best friend," so our pastor, with buttons popping everywhere, proudly stood beside his son on this special day - his dad, his pastor, and his best friend! It was wonderful to watch!
Our Heavenly Father wants to be OUR best Friend too...if we will let Him. Let's go to the Well and delve a little deeper into the relationship we have with the Lord of the Universe and the Lover of Our Soul! The wedding is about to begin...
Read the rest of this devo: My Father...My Friend
Perhaps you never had a warm, loving relationship with your dad, such as the wonderful relationship I witnessed today. That's sad, and it's hard - but you must let it go. You have a wonderful Heavenly Father who has been with You through your past, walks with you today, and goes before you into your future. He's not only your Father...He's your friend....your very best Friend! You can count on Him, the Lord of Creation and the Lover of your soul, and yes, YOU ARE BLESSED!
Scripture:
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God...(1John 3:1 KJV)."
Prayer: "Lord, thank You for being my Father, and thank You for being my Friend. Whatever I need You to be to me THIS day, I know You will be there. Thank You. Amen."
--by Peggie C. Bohanon. Copyright 2010, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.
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"What Is a Father?"
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death.
A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of his own who will follow him.)
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes...and would run the other way except that war is part of an important job in his life (which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him).
Fathers grow older faster than other people, because they, in other wars, have to stand at the train station and wave goodbye to the uniform that climbs on board.
And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam...outside...and die inside.
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men who aren't nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are smarter than anybody's.
Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table off to the arena, which is sometimes called an office or a workshop. There they tackle the dragon with three heads: Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, but they never give up.
Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers. There's little difference as they march away each workday.
And when Father passes away, and after a good rest, he won't just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children she bore. He'll be busy there too...repairing the stars, oiling the gates, improving the streets, smoothing the way.
--Author unknown.
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everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."--Derek Bruce
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FINIS!
That's the news from Peggie's Place this week. God bless!
Signed, "The Smiling Cybersaint!"
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May HE always have the LAST WORD!
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me (John 12:32)."
--Copyright 2010 by Peggie C. Bohanon, Springfield, MO 65803. All rights reserved.
--Quote credits: Mikey's Funnies and/or Walking with Jesus Ministries .
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