The Path to the Father
To restore the heart of a man, if I were giving the introduction, this is how I would begin. If your dad was flawed or the best of dads, he was not God, your creator, who longs to have an intimate relationship with you. He longs for you to know Him as your Father. Two quotes come to mind: one by a man who lived in the sixteenth century, whose name was Blaise Pascal
All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.
The other is very much like it, and I do not doubt that Blaise took his thoughts from Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
Your identity has everything to do with your search for a relationship with the Father. If your identity is in anything but Jesus, you will not find His Father. Being a Baptist is of little worth, having wealth is not the answer, or being a leader in your career, or in your Church, will not help you find the joy of knowing the Father; it begins with a first step, knowing that Jesus Christ is living in you. The next step is spending time in a quiet room, getting to know God, and I’m excited about your journey.
I am only on page 46 of Becoming a King, but it has some good help, but the key is the heart of the man. His desires and priorities it not something you can teach, and they pass; it will have to be what they long for.
Love the guys and pray that they awake, to desire to have a Father.
Ken Shuman sent this quote; it is great; I'm convinced that anger is the fruit, but fear is the root. To produce better fruit in our lives, we need to tend to the roots. Next time you get angry, stop and ask yourself what you are being threatened by.
From our Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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