Mark 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

I am known by many as Sean’s daddy, Lauren’s daddy, or Melissa’s daddy. They only know me through my children.

John 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Who’s your Daddy?

Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

No one who knows me has any way of knowing my earthly father through me. My hope is that they will know my heavenly Father through me. In order for that to happen, I need to reflect the Father. I can only be seen for what I am and it is important to me that they know my Abba Father.

I am not ashamed of my earthly father but I did not come to know God the Father through knowing him. I am not even sure I ever knew my earthly father in the same way I know my Heavenly Father. God has revealed Himself in ways my earthy father either could not or would not. We bother suffered PTSD so I can identify with the why of it all. Intimacy wasn’t possible for us and I will never have it now that he is gone.

My Heavenly Father lives, my Savior lives, and the intimacy we have is more than I could ever have imagined possible. They know me thru and thru. I know a lot and so little. I open my tiny little heart and They fill it.

Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.