Father’s day is one of those days that we take a moment to honor the men in our lives. In a truth perspective we should be doing this every day in our actions, words, and our love towards them. Too many times we are pointing the fingers at their flaws or overlooking their flaws with excuses to the point of enablement. These are two very different sides of the response line and a balance needs to be brought into action.

We should be able to see the flaws in the men in our lives and pray for them and see how we can help them instead of spouting hateful words or doing the work for them. The truth is some of us do not honor our men because we do not honor the Man of our lives – God the Heavenly Father.

How do we not honor Him or them? It starts with unrealistic expectations that we draw based upon our own limited perspectives and requirements that we think we need in our lives. We look at the Word of God and say my husband must love me, my father is not supposed to provoke me to anger, my son is to listen to my wisdom, my daughter is to listen to my guidance in becoming a woman, and God has promised me all these things. Every statement is true but it is in part.

On a woman perspective the statements mentioned is biblically correct. But there is another part that plays into action. Too much of the world has killed the position that a woman has in a man’s life in any area. Rebellion, selfishness, entitlement, and bitterness has built walls that brings isolation and destruction on all parties involved.

The bible is very detailed on what the roles of a man are and what the roles of a woman are and if you are not participating in your own role you cannot point the finger in good standings at the other person. Get into your Word and see your part. Seek God and see what should you be doing to help those men in your life and follow through with it.

This goes for sons and daughters and men of God as well. The Bible is very clear what is required out of each place that we are to fill. The issue is not many are seeking to see how to fill these roles, but what is only received from them.

Even more important than getting this taken care of is looking at your relationship with your Heavenly Father. The Word of God is very clear that you are to honor Him in all that you do. Look at your actions. Do you honor God?

A child has a desire to be around their father no matter who they are and what their childhood was like. They may not have liked the consequences of being around that father, but there is a desire in that child to have some sort of relationship with him.

We as Children of God should want the very same thing with our Heavenly Father. We do not have to fear the consequences of being in His presence but we do have to have pure expectations on what you may or may not receive. God is a good, good father. He has given numerous promises and incentives to do what He has asked us to do. He has given us the boundaries and instructions that we need to have for these things. It is called the Word of God.

The issue is not ‘is God a good Father’, but are we good children? We should be honoring Him, obeying Him, and trusting Him that God will do all that He has said He will do. We should run to God when trouble comes, when we are excited, to talk about our day, or just sit in His presence and be. There is much to be learned from our Heavenly Father. If we would just learn to be His child, a true child, life would never be the same.

Jesus Christ was the perfect example of what it means to be a child of God here on this earth. Jesus did not take the credit of what He was sent here to do. He would simply tell the people that He only does what the Father in Heaven tells Him or shows Him to do. Jesus did not question. He was completely obedient and just did the assignments that God gave Him. Jesus glorified God in His life and showed the love of God to all that He met. Who do people see with you? This is something to think about.

Honor God this Father’s Day and every day by praising Him, glorify Him in all that you do, give Him all your heart, talk with Him and tell Him how much you love Him. Instead of telling God what you want and need, why do you not ask Him what He wants and turn the focus on Him? Our Heavenly Father loves us with an everlasting, unconditional love. There is no doubt about that He has proven it over and over again. Now it is our turn to show Him our love in return.

The men in our lives, whether they are fathers, sons, brothers, nephews, grandsons, or whatever position they have, they need your prayers and support in their walk with God. Let God use you as a vessel to give them love or a buffer to bring them to a place where God is glorified and they find their identity and purpose in Him.

Happy Father’s Day!