1Chronicles 17:8-9 Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 9 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Ok so, I'm giving thanks to GOD for the relationship I have with my son, Tre (Raymond III). Why, because of the experienced I had as a young child regarding my own dad, couldv'e seriously paralyzed & hardened me towards how I related to my own son. But because of HIS relationship with me begining as a late teen, and maturing in my latter 20's I am becoming the father He intended for my son to have.
Every 1 & 3rd Saturday I meet with a group of men, in hopes that we'd all grow in widsom, maturity, and stature to be the men GOD created us to be. This past Saturday one of the things we discussed was a statistic regarding the extinction of father's with their families. The statistic stated that more than 65% of African American children grow up without a healthy relationship with their father. In our attendance this past Saturday 66% of the males in attendance were Black, and of that percentage neither one had a healthy upbringing or even relationship with their father.
I'm not really sure who will be reading this blog, or what ethnic background you will have, but I can't express to you the need of a child to have a healthy relationship with their biological father (or a positive father figure), because that will help translate their ability to relate to & cultivate a relationship with their Heavenly Father! It's totally because I so longed for this type of relationship that my heart was made tender to recieve HIS love and everyday I work to reciprocate it into this little guy & many others so that I may change the world one person at a time. So to make sure you are clear with my THANKFULNESS....it is for GOD never leaving me or forsaking me when my earthly father had. For His love being real to, and in me. FOR Him giving me the opportunity to break the curses of paternal absenteeism , and for My Son, who is a contributor to my JOYful development in CHRIST JESUS!
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL, and express your thankfulness to SOMEONE TODAY PUBLICLY! LGLP
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