Glory in Him: A Father's Love

Thursday, December 20, 2007

A Father's Love

My husband loves his kids. There is not a thing that he wouldn't do for them. My husband loves his kids unconditionally and grants them so much grace it amazes me. When I am ready to kick or smack, he gently moves and does, no need for words. He works hard and long hours in order to provide for his family. If I don't buy stuff for him, he never gets anything for himself. I remember one Christmas that was really tight and we weren't going to get Christmas presents. Last minute he got a Christmas bonus. Where do you think he spent it ALL? On his kids. In fact, that year he bought our son the best catcher's gear in town - I was amazed. This past Saturday he worked (he seldom works on Saturdays). I could see that he was visibly tired. He got home from work and just sat. I asked him, "why did you work today?" He smiled and said, "to get the stuff for the kids." (kids? their adults!!!...sorry, side note). So the other day we went to the music store and he bought our daughter a piano and it's accessories. You could see he was so joyful. We came home and while our daughter was out, he assembled it for her with such enthusiasm. Sometimes I wonder...I get a glimpse of a "Father's Love". I think, "if an earthly father can love like this, how wide, how long is Our Heavenly Father's Love." Every good and perfect gift comes from above. God's mercies are new every morning, great is His faithfulness unto us. And yes, Our Heavenly Father, gave the most precious thing He had for you and for me. He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting love. How great is the Father's Love...how wide, how long, how high, how deep? We cannot grasp this immenseness this side of heaven.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: oh how sweet,ojitos does the same to, he works so hard for his family...
An we do have our heavenly father love and he loves us even more...; December 20, 2007 at 2:12 PM
Laura said...: What a sweetheart. Thank you for sharing this post. It is a heart-warmer. :); December 20, 2007 at 2:52 PM

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It’s sometimes very difficult for us to understand the wisdom and the love behind the things that God has planned.

But we wouldn’t have the rainbow if we didn’t have the rain; We wouldn’t know the pleasure if we never tasted pain.

We wouldn’t love the sunrise if we hadn’t felt the night; And we wouldn’t know our weakness if we hadn’t sensed God’s might.

We couldn’t have the springtime or the yellow daffodil if we hadn’t experienced the winter’s frosty chill.

And though the brilliant sunshine is something God has made. He knew too much could parch our souls so He created shade.

So God’s given us a balance: enough joys to keep us glad, enough tears to keep us humble, enough good to balance bad.

And if you’ll trust in Him you’ll see though yesterday brought sorrow, the clouds will part and dawn will bring a happier tomorrow.

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"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW"
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.