REPOST- Let God Father you!

Let God Father You

We are living in a world where everyone is looking for a Father figure whether male or female. God made it so that an ideal family would have a father and a mother to show order and bring stability in the home. Even the Holy Trinity is composed of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit displaying order. A father figure nowadays is so important for our young women as well as for our young men. But often times in many cases the fathers are absent for one reason or the other not realizing the damage it causes not only to the mothers who have to be both  father and mother but also to the children involved.

A father is not only someone whose sperm unites with and egg resulting in the conception of a child! That is not where his role ends!! in fact that is where his role begins.A father is not only a man that acknowledges his responsibilities but it is a man that would go to any length to ensure  his family is safe ,lead his family as God leads him and above all show the fatherly love that every son and daughter so long for.

Many young men longed to hear their dad say "Well Done Son! I knew you could do it" whilst young woman longed to hear "You are beautiful and you'll always be my little princess". But unfortunately many young men and young women never got to hear these sentences that many others raised by their father as well as their mother take for granted.

And when that happens we see many young men walking around with no confidence in themselves not understanding what respect is and how to earn it searching and yearning for that fatherly love in anything as long as it looks like it's the real thing; and because of that they'll go to any length to fill that void inside of them  I.e gangs,being womanizers jumping from one woman to another and many more length seeking affection, acceptance, a sense of purpose and respect.

Many young women struggle with low self-esteem seeking for someone to affirm them as long as they feel accepted and valued. Leading to too many being lead astray, being lured to love and be loved by someone that doesn't even know what love is and how to show it instead they'll show you what they think love is.

If you're out there and you've grown without a father and have experienced the feelings above. You are not alone! There are many people out there suffering and hurting and I was one of them!

Psalm 68:5a says that God is "a Father to the Fatherless". If you're looking for a father that will fill this void inside you that only God can and that will love you Let God Father You!

I've been there, seen it and I know what you're going through! Let me share a little  testimony!

I'm the oldest of three, I have two brothers and I was raised by my mum!

My mum miscarried before she had me and  when she got pregnant with me my dad wanted me aborted and did not want to have anything to do with the pregnancy; born two months early with my mum suffering from preeclampsia thank God my mum and I made it!.

My dad then left my mum with three children age 5, 3 and 6 months.At the age of 29 she was left with three children! Thank God she was saved and allowed God in.

From a young age I felt rejected and unloved by the one who should have been there for me! Comfort me when I'm crying, tell me how beautiful I was and how much he loved me. Instead of that when my dad was supposed to come and see us we'd wait for him excited and looking forward to seeing him then we would have the harsh news from my mum "Sorry Darlings, Daddy said that He couldn't make it" or in other instances he would send his girlfriends to drop our Christmas presents or occasionally on our birthday if he remembered.

Growing up I suffered from low self-esteem.Never thought I was beautiful enough or good enough always felt rejected somehow even though I was surrounded by a caring and loving family. 

Then last year where God made me realize that I was so busy looking for a father figure and fatherly love in man,in positions and places that I hardly paid attention or even asked God who is love to father me, love me and fill this void inside.1 John 4:8 (NIV version) says Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

I was so hungry for God, tired of being disappointed by people that I went down on my knees and asked God to reveal to me what His love is and for God to father me.

And the revelation of God's love wasn't only  made clearer through revelations of who he is but it was as if a void inside of me had been filled with a feeling of security, warmth,confidence and love that I had never felt or even experienced before; and as I grow in God daily, He keeps on showering me with his love.

One thing God made realize is that as the bible says  in Hebrews 13:8 " Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever"God does not change!.Which means that God's love is unconditional, irrespective of your condition.Whatever you do God loved,loves and will always love. So by you putting your confidence, your self-esteem and your trust in Him,regardless of what you do His mind about you remains the same. But men we change like the weather, we love you conditionally in respective of your condition.One day we'll hype you and be on your side, but the next day if you mess up we start looking at you funny and our attitude towards you changes.

Let it encourage you! Sisters!!!Stop selling yourself short and chasing everything you think is love or looks like love but chase the one who is the definition of Love itself!Let Him father you! Let him show you your worth! Let him tell you "You are beautiful and you'll always be my little princess". He will fill that void in your heart and love you the way you truly deserve. Not only will he show you how to be loved but he'll show you how to love

Brothers! It's time to man up and stop trying to earn respect and love without knowing the one who is Love itself! The one who will teach you how to respect, be respected, the one who will always tell you  "Well Done Son! I knew you could do it"  the one who will fill the void of that fatherly love that you've always longed for!! He can do it brothers! I know He can!!

Let it be an encouragement to you all!! If God did it for me He can do it for you too!

All you have to do is let him in!

This post is from  http://valenciadeborah.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/are-you-saved-for-real-or-just-saved-in.html . Check out her amazing Blog.