Well the big day is over. All the presents are open and the meals are done. Did you get what you asked for or wanted?
I took some time today to reflect on the day and what it meant to me and my family. I saw the looks on my kids faces as they opened up their gifts and the excitement that they portrayed.
My oldest son opened a gift that he just knew he was not going to get. When he opened it, there was a sense of overwhelming joy that came from him. I thought about this and thought that the fact that God sent His Son for us could be similar to this experience. We were given something that we never expected or deserved; His saving grace.
Today I am thanking God for His grace. I never deserved it, or earned it, but He gave it anyway. Thanks God.
This year will probably be different than most from many of us. With the downturn of the economy and the unstableness of our future, it seems like we have nothing to be thankful for. I have run into many people that have lost jobs and lost savings and the only thing that they have is their family.
This year I am taking a different look at the holidays. I am going to take some time to be thankful for the small things in life. In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I want to take a look around me and see the people that I am with. Sometimes we take for granted the people that are always around. This year I am going to make a special time to let my wife and children know just how thankful I am for them and how God has blessed me with a great family.
Here is a challenge to all of you out there. Take some time this year and write down the top 5 things that God has blessed you with. Make these things the focus of your Thanksgiving Day. Please don’t forget to give Him all the glory for those things. He is the reason we have all the blessings in the first place.
I was privileged to do something over the weekend that I have been wanting to do for a long time. I was able to take my 5 year old daughter to a “Father/Daughter” dance. I have been praying for any opportunity to minister to my daughter in this way for some time now. My wife and I have been doing a reward system in our home that allows our children to choose from several rewards if they do some chores and other things. One of the rewards they can choose are to have a date out with mom or dad. Our children have chosen on many occasions to have a date out with Amber or myself. This really speaks about what they really value in life. Thy value quality time with us.
Now, the real reason for the post was to speak to all of the dads out there. One of my passions is to see fathers and husbands step up to the plate and be the godly men that God has called us to be. I had a great opportunity to do just that on Friday with the Father/Daughter dance. I have not been to a dance in several years, but it was great to be the first person that took my daughter to one. I think that as a father I am responsible to show my daughter what a real date is like. I have a responsibility to show her how a godly man is suppose to act on a date. If I don’t do it now somebody will.
The dance was awesome. I was able to watch her interact with her friends and have a good time on the dance floor, and I also was able to dance with her. This was just an all around great time. I was truly blessed to be part of this.
A final note to all fathers. Please take some time this week to look for opportunities to step up to the plate with your children. I am not an expert at this by any means, and I know that I miss several opportunities daily to do this, but I am praying that God will open my eyes and keep my spirit tuned to see these when they arise.
I know I am a sap, but here is a great song that is for all of the dads out there.
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