I love what you have written here. I understand about the love of a father my friend. When I was growing up as a little boy, my father would deny me as his son said I wasn't his. I wanted so much to have a relationship with my father for many years. I use to cry often when I see him pass by my home and would not even speak to me. Well many years went by without my father being around and it was so hard for me growing up to become a man! Thank God I had a mother that taught me and my sister, and brother to never hate your father but to love him anyways. Lot's of mother' will teach there kids against there father due to so much hurt mixed with anger. But not my mother she told us to respect and love them also pray for our father. Well years later after I became a man my father ask me to move in with him for awhile. I moved in it took a little of him getting use to me as me adjusting to his ways. Well it started off a little rocky and then all the sudden bound finally as father and son. I felt so relieved that my father finally accepted me and told me he loved me... Man those were words I long to hear for years. Well sadly in 1984 my father became very ill and he passed away.

I can truly say that when me and my father bounded I didn't have to grow to love him because the love was there always thanks to my mother. I could have miss out knowing the joy of having a relationship with my father. I have made myself a promise at a very young age. When I have children I would not waste time are miss out loving and supporting my kid's no matter what happens. Now that my father has pass on and my mother I have no earthly parents but I have learn to bound with God and have a relationship with the father. I had a friend who recently lost his uncle and he was crying out at his uncles funeral that he had nobody to look up to no more. I have learn that when we feel like we don't have anyone else we have to trust God and depend on him totally because we are his adopted family sons and daughters, and God has given us his best which is his son our Lord and Christ Jesus. We have to have a solid foundation and I find all I need in him and know that he is with you even to the end. I know God has done some giant things in my life as well as small things. I think would shouldn't never stop telling the goodness of God because he has done so much for us seen are unseen. Thanks Brother Artrie for sharing we love you my friend and keep feeding us the word and helping us to gain knowledge and wisdom God bless you.

James
 

Brother James, you should blog what you wrote here on your site too. I appreciate you giving that comment. Love, Brother Otrie