[MMari]

Fathers Day Prayer and Blessing

O God,
We thank you for these men
Men who have taken on the impossible task of following in Your
footsteps
We thank you for their courage and strength

And our prayer is that as they learn what it means to be a father
That You would Father them, and apprentice them
We pray that you would teach them how to be good fathers
no matter how old or young their children are.

Give them hearts like your heart
That they may become known for
Compassion, tenderness, and mercy.
May they live lives full of love and grace.
May they not be afraid to discipline
And may they lead their families with great wisdom and gentleness

Anoint them to be warriors in Your kingdom
To wage war for their families in prayer
To be defenders and guardians of all that is true and good
Make them aware of the spiritual battle that You call them to engage in

Fathers
We honour you in your God given duty
May you walk free from the lies of the world
That say a father is not important

For we say that you are important
You are to be a light in darkness
A living example of God Himself

We bless you to be strong and courageous
To wear the full armour of God
To resist the devil, and to stand
Stand firm for your wives and children
Stand firm for the body of Christ

We bless you to go out and do great deeds for the kingdom of God
To become oaks of righteousness
To rise to the fullness of Christ
And to run hard the race that has been marked for you

We claim this blessing for you
That you would be counted righteous in this life
That by the grace of God you would be blameless
And that in so doing your children would be blessed

What you do in life echoes in eternity.
O God bless these men
And may their echoes be loud and full and pleasing in Your sight
throughout all ages.

[christkid777]

Amen! Amen!

[Amadeus]

Originally Posted by christkid777

Amen! Amen!

And amen again!

[Dewayne]

Amen!


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[walkinthespirit]

and amen and amen!

[CatholicCrusader]

Originally Posted by christkid777

Amen! Amen!

Originally Posted by Amadeus

And amen again!

Mega dittos

[raccoon1]

Normally I would agree, but... This year I've really started wondering if my parents ever really loved me at all... They've even made a point to stop *saying* it, perhaps to drive the point home... I'm a little too heartbroken to think fondly of my father right now...

[MMari]

Originally Posted by raccoon1

Normally I would agree, but... This year I've really started wondering if my parents ever really loved me at all... They've even made a point to stop *saying* it, perhaps to drive the point home... I'm a little too heartbroken to think fondly of my father right now...

This is when I had to see God as my Father which was not an easy piece but he reached down and drew me in; he met me where I was at. It took awhile and this is the only reason I could appreciate my step-dad for the wonderful man that he was. I am sorry that this is difficult for you.

Racoon! Im so sorry to hear that

Now there is good news you know....if your father and mother should forsake you...GOD shall be your father. Besides mom and dad was really only gods way of getting you here to do his will, for your benefit. So.....you know...you are not at any disadvantage in that regard, though im sure it is harder to face the world and to live with corouge if our parents didnt show us love. But hey.....cut them some slack as well. They are probably only doing what they have been taught and shown to do. Be different then, break the cycle and make a new start in your generation.

Oh...and if your not a christian yet...then i pray that god will speak life into your being, so that you may come alive to God.

God bless
Heneni

Racoon1, you've been given plenty of good words here by others. What I say may sound a bit corny perhaps, but you have to see the light out of darkness; or the silver lining as it were.

There is always a ray to see. You can take every negative and only see it as a negative, and some people, even here will have you focus on those negatives and...well....focusing as a negative always keep it seen as negative, hiding that ray of light. It may not be tomorrow, next week, or next year, but the light will come on and you'll see and understand what looks like dark times can actually be paths to brighter light.

Blessings,
Shannon