Sweetheart, you are a good idea. One day, long ago, before God laid the foundations of the earth, He conceived the idea of you in His mind. His eyes twinkled at the thought of creating you. An uncontrollable smile spread out all across His glorious face. “Ah, now that’s a good idea,” He thought to Himself! It was His joy and pleasure to form you in your mother’s womb, to knit you together delicately and beautifully, as a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, resplendent with His image, covered inside and out with the fingerprints of a master Craftsman. I am so glad God made you – and so is He! It is my great honor and privilege to get to be your dad – that God would share with me the unique gift of fathering specifically you! Of getting to daily share life with you during these days of your childhood! May my love for you now make it easy to accept and live in His love for you in the days to come. May my life lived out before you now make choosing to love Jesus and live for Him the most normal and natural decision you could ever make. Preciousness, I adore you, and I am committed to you for life. You are far too valuable and wonderful to ever settle for any affection that is less than mine. I love you with all my heart, and so does God! May you live in security out of the affection you have from both your earthly dad and your heavenly Father. May you exude a humble confidence, certain of your identity as a treasured and beloved daughter. God, please give her the mind of Christ. Protect her from lies – from inner deception – from the twisted and sinister assaults of the Accuser. Set her free with the truth – may it ring loud and clear in her mind, drowning out all other voices. May she know Your voice, hear You clearly, and respond with courageous faith. Father, please surround her with quality friends: who build-up instead of tear-downwho inspire godliness, instead of provoke evil who are passionate about her, not apathetic towards her who don’t compare who will encourage her to guard her heart Jesus, please give her a heart like Yours. Call her out of the land of ordinary and out into your great extraordinariness! Send her out into your harvest fields, and place Your eternal work in her heart and hands to do for You. God, she has my eyes, my interests, my character traits, my DNA. She looks and sounds and acts like me… But You are her Father, too – even more truly so than I am. May she develop Your eyes, Your interests, Your character traits. May it be Your DNA that takes over her innermost being. May she grow to look and sound and act more and more like her heavenly Father everyday. And during these years while you have placed her under my care, please help me, God, to steward her priceless life and heart infinitely better than I am able to on my own. I will fail her – please don’t let her project my failures upon You.I will not always be patient – please help her to see Your infinite grace.I won’t be able to fix every hurt – please help her to feel Your healing hands surrounding her.I can’t protect her always – please shield her in Your power.I can’t make her decisions for her – please guide her with Your wisdom. In Jesus’ powerful and beautiful and life-giving and world-changing Name, Amen Happy 10th Birthday to my Princess, I Love you so much!!!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:37:13 +0000
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