"An acorn can grow into an oak tree, but it cannot become a rose bush. You will always be you — a growing, healthy you or a languishing you — but God did not create you to be anybody else. He pre-wired your temperament. He determined your natural gifts and talents. He made you to feel certain passions and desires. He planned your body and mind. Your uniqueness is God-designed." - John Ortberg
Praise God to all the fathers, especially to those who are taking their rightful place in their homes, by being a man of God and instilling Kingdom values in their homes. To the father's who are not choosing to put God first in their life at this moment, I pray they will soon and become the man and father that God intended for them to be.
"I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty." (NKJV)
"And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (NLT)
"I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (NIV)
"And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (AMP)
" I'll be a Father to you; you'll be sons and daughters to me. The Word of the Master, God." (MSG)
Father's Day Prayer
Lord, please bless our fathers, these men who mean so much to us, who are greatly responsible for who we are and who we are becoming.
Bless them for having the courage to do what's necessary to keep us out of trouble, for making us do the right thing, for helping us build our character, even when it makes us angry; and bless them for pushing us to do our best, even when they just want to love us.
Bless our fathers for being our protectors, for leading us through stormy times to safety, for making us believe that everything will be all right and for making it so.
Bless our fathers for quietly making a living to provide for those they love most, for giving us food, clothing, shelter and the other material things that really matter, for unselfishly investing time and money in us that they could have spent on themselves.
Bless our fathers, Lord, for saving some energy for fun, for leading us on adventures to explore the outer reaches of ourselves, for making us laugh, for being our playmates and our friends.
Bless them for being our secure foundation, our rock, for holding on tight to us...until it's time to let us go. Lord, bless these men we look up to, our role models, our heroes, our fathers.