fathers

Being a spiritual father is not a simple matter.
It’s a high call.
In Philippians 2:1-4 Paul shows his father’s heart
when he is thinking about his people. His number one
desire is that they would be likeminded.
He encourages them to look for even the smallest reasons
to appreciate and to find spiritual qualities in situations
and in people.” If there is any consolation in Christ,
if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the spirit,
if any affection and mercy…” Can you find any?
In the midst of all the failures and disappointments,
can’t you think of even one little victory?
I think that all fathers, biological as well as spiritual,
would agree with me that they don’t always feel like
being good fathers.
Let’s not be too hard on ourselves.
Let’s not judge fathers too hard.
They are just fathers, yet more than conquerors.