Our Father In Heaven

I don't know what kind of father you had growing up.  He may have been a great dad or a complete dud.  But I am certain that there were times he dissapointed you or let you down.  He may have even abused or abandonded you.  Regardless, your idea of fathers has been conditioned by your experience.

You may have a difficult time fully trusting in God as your Father if you could not or cannot trust your earthly father fully.  Your experience may get in the way of your ability to trust.  This is natural but it is not healthy.  Instead, we need to let our biblical knowledge recondition our childhood experience.

I want you to know that the Bible positively affirms that God is our Father and fully accepts us as children: "Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, 'Abba, Father .' So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir" (Gal 4:6-7).  

Did you notice that as His children, he sets us free instead of enslaving or using us.  And, that He makes us heirs instead of taking from us.  God will not fail us, He will "never leave [us] as orphans" (Jn 14:18).  

Our Father in Heaven desires but one thing for us - good.  Listen to the words of the prophet Jeremiah: "I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  

Our Father in Heaven is good all the time and all the time our Father in Heaven is good.  Jus' Sayn.