The Father Heart of God

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At the beginning of the year, my 7 son, Andrew, got his pass, but it was not something he did easily.

But it was his diagnosis of ‘The Saul Syndrome’ in chapter eight that provoked me to pray one of the most dangerous prayers of my life. The Father Heart of God uses steps, lists, and examples from the author's own life to tell of the depths of God's love for us. My mom was sick and needed care, so I lost my footing on who I could turn to in this time of trouble. At a time when so many leaders are failing so spectacularly, it did my heart good to celebrate the life of a hero who ran the race faithfully and fruitfully, right to the very end.

Having not been raised with a father or a father-figure in my life, this book introduced me to the best Father a girl could EVER know or have! If in your Christian walk, looking and hearing about the Father is something you skim past, I would challenge you to think about your relationship with God.

I believe my inability to do so--or, rather, to do so so imperfectly--is due to my lack of an understanding of WHO He is.Everything that we do, that is distinctly Christian in nature, comes from the fact that we are the children of God. The reality is that being close to God in proximity doesn't mean that you're close to Him in intimacy. Many children, particularly boys, have had no physical display of affection from their fathers, or no real compassion when they are hurt. A consistent prayer life is something we all want, but the world is so distracting and the flesh is weak. It talks about how the Lord relates to us as a loving Father and how our relationship with our own dads and other authority figures can inhibit our ability to respond to Him as such.

A classic introduction to God's love, written for those in need and for those who wish to share that love with others. The brother did not have the revelation that even though he was in close proximity, he was the son, not a servant. Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents,” Jesus says (Luke 15:10). But then I spontaneously chose to read it because someone told me that Floyd McClung presents the message of the gospel in this book in a way that the world needs to hear. But as he entered the back stretch, Redman was sent sprawling by the ripping pain of a torn hamstring.There will be days when God comes bringing deep conviction of sin, showing you areas of your life that need to be changed, committed and submitted to Him. Their homes were simple, consisting of earth floors, thatched roofs, and mats that rolled down to serve as walls at night.

Any chapter could be read alone; those who aren't interested in God could still find much to challenge them in the sections about parenthood and the ideal which Floyd McClung sees as God's pattern for parenthood, but which secular psychologists would probably approve too. Your parents were often preoccupied with their activities, and sometimes showed no vital interest in the small events of your life, but God is not that way. In his work on three continents Floyd McClung has met many people who suffer from emotional scars and fears. Next, I climbed the hill behind my house, knelt down beside a bench, and solemnly signed that piece of paper. What if she had responded like this, "I'll wash your socks, I'll clean your car, and I'll type your letters.In contrast, our modern homes are stuffed with expensive and fragile furnishings and appliances that represent a minefield of potential rejection and rebuke for inquisitive toddlers. Looking back, I realise that in many ways the message of this book became the message of Floyd’s whole life: that the Father loves us and heals us with relentless and unconditional love, and that He sends us out to love and heal the world in just the same way. Somehow, the man whose message about the Father Heart of God had changed me in my teens, had now become a father in God to me in my early thirties.