Time With Dad

Once again, I'm reminded of the great power and comfort that comes from a child sitting on Dad's lap. Kids have rough days just like the adults experience. And just because their struggles don't include deadlines, financial concerns and stressful conversations doesn't mean their problems aren't legitimate and important.

If it's important to them, it's important to us.

Likewise, no matter where you are in your faith journey, whether in the pew or behind the pulpit, the same is true for us in relationship to God. If it matters to us, it matters to Him.

And sometimes, there's nothing that will "fix" the ordeal, than to climb into the arm of our Heavenly Father and let our spirit have it's breaking moment.

I think sometimes we get caught... like we can't go to God if it's not a matter of life and death, literally; with eternity hanging in the balance. God is a God of order and design and purpose. It doesn't matter where it ranks on the scale of importance. If it is a problem that wreaking havoc somewhere in our lives, mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, financially, relationally or otherwise, let God have His way to restore order and purpose and bring to the forefront the elements and pieces that are lost and broken in our lives.

Somehow we handle the kids and young people in our lives to experience such defining moments, yet we resist and deny ourselves the opportunity to have such an experience with God. How foolish.

Let's pray this #youthPastorWednesday for pastors having difficulty with the Father. Where they have patience and understanding with those whom they minister, but not with themselves, pray God would cover them in grace. Pray for a spirit of correction where there is imbalance and misalignment.  Pray for encouragement and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, for whatever it is in their own heart and life that is causing a rift and disconnect between them and God; in whatever arena of life it exists.

All things made in.
In the arms of God's love and His grace.
For His glory.

- PNC