A.
My son, why have you done this to your life? Are you looking for something more? Are you looking for answers? I want you to realize that I'm hear. I've been hear all along. I've watched you tear your life apart. But I've also watched you succeed. I've watched Satan just trample over your life, but I never let go of you. I am what you need. Humans are consistently looking for something...something greater than themselves when in reality, it's right in front of their face. Look around..look at the sun, the stars (unless you are ina city), the cars...Just look at it. I just need you to trust me. Trust that I'm there for you. Here's the thing, I won't make you trust me just like I'm not going to make you stop drinking.
Realize my son, that you have people praying for you. You mother, your father...everyone! They love you to death...they just don't want you to see you hurt yourself. You just have to honestly, believe in your heart you can beat this because you can. I've made you stronger than any addiction! I'm not promising that you will quit cold turkey cuz everybody can't. However, I can assure you, you are starting at the right spot: calling out to me for help. I hear your call, and I will happily respond. You just have to believe!
B.
My daughter, no woman should have to go through what you went through. No woman deserves it. What your father did tore you down, down to the ground. But let me pick you back up.
The problem that humanity has is that too often they define fatherhood and then place God in their definition. They place God ina humanly context. But it should definitely be the other way around. God is the Great I Am. He defines the perfect parent (mother and father). He's ever present, loving, caring, wise...etc. So we as humans err big time when we place God in that box.
Forgiveness is the healing to those wounds. (You've Got To Forgive..my sermon) Just remember this promise: I will love you and hold you better than any father...better than any mother..you just have to let me...
C.
My little girl what has you troubled so much? When I look down on you and see what you've become I can do nothing but smile. You've made your mistakes, you feel like you've made the biggest mistakes ever but trust me you havent. You may feel alone, you may feel like no one understands but you are mistaken. Veryyy mistaken. I am here! I'm want you. I love you! You ask me about my grace and my love. Let me tell you this, My grace is made sufficient for you, my power is perfected in your weakness. (2 Cor. 12:9) Often times I let my children his rock bottom, let them follow their own paths, fall at their own feet. But I never leave them there. I'm right there to pick them up. It's at those moments that they realize that I'm there, that I was always there.
You may think your family doesn't care, that's not true. You may think that they abandoned you. But thats not true. Many of the situations they just don't know what to do. So they just do what they think is the best...that doesn't always feel like what they did is the best for you. But just remember that their love probably didn't just evaporate...they want to love you..they just don't know how to. Help them understand your pain...pray for them. I do not condemn you. I accept you scars, tears, and all. Let me love you little girl...let me love YOU.
D.
My son, my son, my son. Fathers leaving their kids is an egregious act of selfishness. You might relate to my son Jesus who exclaimed out while he was being crucified: "My God my God, why have you forsaken me." (Matt 27:46) I mean, I left him there to die on the cross. Just for sinful humans. I mean that was naive. I'm sure that there aren't many human would do that, but I'm God. Look at what I said to the abused daughter. Please don't define me by humanly standards. Think about what you look for in a father and multiply that by a thousand and that still isn't enough to express what I can be to you.
You want confirmation? How about the greatest confirmation...How about when your time on this life is done when I will tell you "Well done" Well done my son. (Matt. 25:21) You just have to trust me. I know it's kinda hard to believe..just give me a try. If it helps envision me as a mother. I'm everywhere you want me to be and I'm everything you need me to be. Real Rap.
E.
You are a little different You are in a different situation. You want to help others. You are the one praying for your mom. It seems that your brother's untimely death just blind sided your mom. She's afraid to lose you. She drinks because she doesn't know what else to do.. She doesn't know how to grieve. But my daughter, I'm right there walking along side of her. You've come to the right place!
You've turned to the right direction. Something like this however, she won't be able to fix herself. She's going to need help. She's going to have to accept her issues...her problems. But for you, you have to grow up. You have to experience life. No parent initially wants to see their child leave the house in reality. It's a scary thing, but eventually she'll manage. It's like weening an infant from a bottle. The difference is that you are still around. You are only a Skype call away. That's the beauty of it. She probably won't want you to leave right away, but sometimes you have to take the initiative and go out on a limb and trust God to take care of her as well as yourself. I have your back! Just trust me.
So that's the end of this series. If you have any questions or comments feel free to comment on it. This post is just trying to help someone...anyone. The most important thing we need to do brothers and sisters is pray for our family members that are hurting. Because, the prayers from righteous people works! (James 5:16)
God Bless All My readers.
