OUR GOOD GOOD DADDY.

I desperately desire to communicate the heart of the Father- to shout it from the roof top, I want the world to know- WE HAVE A GOOD DADDY! Oh, how he loves us so..and it's heart breaking when His kids don't know it..when they believe the lies of the enemy, the liar from the beginning. 

There was a song we used to sing when I was a kid and whining and complaining. "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me- guess I'll go eat worms." WHAT?! Nothing could be further from the truth because actually- I'm so loved. And so are you. 

I was laying in the tent while we were camping this past weekend and pondering this thought, and the lyrics to an old hymn ran through my head "I'm a child of a King, a child of a King, with Jesus my Savior-I'm a child of a King." 

Do you know what that means?! Our Dad is the King of the Universe...and HE LIKES US. Whoa. And you know what? I have a pretty cool dad here on this planet-how much more amazing is our heavenly Father?! 

"I have NO greater Joy than this, than to know that my children walk in TRUTH." -I know why John said this. Because when I get to see someone capture the reality of their identity in Christ, they become unstoppable in the Kingdom of God. They begin to radically take Him at His Word. Nothing is off limits from Him in their lives- Purity and Holiness become a daily outcome, they listen and obey..they go anywhere, do anything..to see His Kingdom come and His will be done. They do it..not because it's a religious activity- but because it's a relationship. 

Our sustainability is in a love relationship with the King who loved us first. And it's for this reason that I will challenge the lies that people believe- to call out the Truth. Truth is found in the man- Jesus. Savior, Redeemer, Friend, Love. 

The World is DESPERATE for Love- for value- for meaning and purpose. 

Jesus really is the answer to all of it. He is love. He gives us value, meaning and purpose. 

Jesus is the BEST thing..

Life with Him IS the greatest adventure. 

I'm a child of a King...in Him, I lack nothing. 

Oh, do you know this? DO you know that you know who you are? Do you believe it? It's TRUE. 

Truth is not based on feeling- it's not based on popular ideas- It's based on the man- Jesus. He is TRUTH. What He says goes...

"I came that you would have life, and life to the full."

"You are the salt of the earth"

"You are the light of the world." 

"Do not worry about your life..what you will eat or drink.." 

"...How much more (than your earthly fathers) will I give what is good to those who ask."

"Your sins are forgiven."

"my yoke is easy and my burden is light." 

Just to declare some Truth...and oh there is so much more!