What Are Our Fathers Like?

We had a wonderful but teary time of sharing what our earthly fathers were like or is like during our G12 meeting tonight. The Lord has been revealing to us different aspects of His heart and His life through our earthly fathers. We are also learning to see God and appreciate and treat our earthly fathers much better.

There was a time of ministry when some of us shared how abusive, controlling, angry, flirtatious, non-communicative, inexpressive fathers we had and had to take time to repent and seek God's forgiveness for feeling resentful and bitter towards them. The Lord led us to intercede for each other and, in particular, for the sick among us as well as for a little unwanted foetus which aborted itself recently.

Personally for me, Papa was a lovely and sweet man. Very unassuming and doted on me, being the youngest and a girl. He loved the family very much and my fondest memories of him was that he spent time bringing us on various outings, teaching me to ride a bicycle, encouraging me to take up driving etc. He was a man devoted to his work and loved my mother a lot. He would wait downstairs for her when she returned late and he was such a great provider and protector of the family. He was also filial to his mother and aunt who used to live together with us. The only regret was that he left us too soon when he lost a battle to cancer at the age of 46. I was 16 years old then.

Guess the Lord is bringing a healing to our hearts and a deeper revelation about Himself so that we could better gaze at His beauty and majesty!