{"id":185,"date":"2017-07-10T04:05:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T20:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decibel.one\/?p=185"},"modified":"2019-05-31T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T09:07:02","slug":"seeing-god-as-a-loving-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decibel.one\/seeing-god-as-a-loving-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing God as a loving Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3520\" image_height=\"2347\" image_id=\"323\" title=\"kaboompics_Girl drinking wine in her mug\" src=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kaboompics_Girl-drinking-wine-in-her-mug.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-323\"\/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Seeing God as a loving Father<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 caption\"><p><strong>Lizzy L | 3 min read<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d1d1d1;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Growing Up<\/h3>\n<p>I came from a family with a silent father. He was never really pleased or displeased with me, but mainly disinterested. After enough disappointments and unmet promises in my childhood, he became a non-figure in my life. We lived in the same house, but we barely spoke to each other unless completely necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Although I was born into a Christian family, it was under Pastor Joseph Prince\u2019s teachings that the concept of God being a Father was introduced to me. God was not just a powerful and distant cosmic figure, but also one who wanted to be a Father. This was mind-boggling for me, because putting my earthly father and God side-by-side didn\u2019t help me understand God at all.<\/p>\n<p>So I prayed and asked, \u201cCould you unveil what this whole \u201cFather\u201d thing means? Because I don\u2019t get why I need you to be a father to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slowly, He opened my eyes to see my world, and His love, in a very different light.<\/p>\n<h3>He assured me that he <em>wants<\/em> to be my Father:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> says the LORD Almighty.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 2 Corinthians 6:18 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>And not just Father, but Daddy:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons<\/em><br \/>\n<em> by which we cry out, &#8220;Abba! Father!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Romans 8:15 (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>God isn\u2019t satisfied in just being a stuffy, boring or stern \u2018Father\u2019, but \u2018Abba\u2019 (Romans 8:15), the affectionate Jewish word for \u201cDaddy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever seen a young child running and leaping confidently into their dad\u2019s embrace? There\u2019s not a moment of doubt or hesitation that Daddy wouldn\u2019t catch them. That confidence stems not from their love for their father, but because they know Daddy loves them and is going to catch them no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>Even if your understanding of a father is similar to mine, the version of fathering that God wants us to know Him as is wrapped up in that word: Abba.<\/p>\n<h3>He is interested in my life<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don&#8217;t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Luke 12:7 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You may not have grown up with the father you wanted to have. You may have experienced nothing but disappointment up to this point. But start to see God as a caring, loving Dad who doesn\u2019t just love you from a distance but is interested in every detail of your life.<\/p>\n<p>He wants you to know that He\u2019s got your back. That if you run into his arms, <a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/when-the-storms-of-life-overwhelm-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He\u2019s going to catch you and hold you real tight.<\/a> He\u2019s not going to carelessly leave you behind or drop you by accident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and that is what we are!<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 1 John 3:1 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This might be in stark contrast to the earthly father you\u2019re familiar with, but this is God\u2019s invitation to you. He left the word \u2018Abba\u2019 un-translated in the Bible so that we would see God as the Daddy He wants to be for us.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the impression you\u2019ve had of fathers up till this point, will you be willing to replace it with <a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/no-matter-whats-happened-i-love-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">God\u2019s version of a father\u2019s love for you<\/a> instead?<\/p>\n<\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" image_height=\"675\" image_id=\"202\" title=\"God&#8217;s Got Your Back\" src=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Comp-1.gif\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-202\"\/><\/span><div class=\"share-box fusion-sharing-box boxed-icons\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\" data-title=\"Seeing God as a loving Father\" data-description=\"Seeing God as a loving Father \r\n\r\nLizzy L | 3 min read \r\nGrowing Up\r\nI came from a family with a silent father. 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https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines-day-read-this-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"\" title=\"Posts by Joey O\" rel=\"author\">Joey O<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-12-31T12:04:08+08:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines\/\">To the one who feels lonely this Valentine\u2019s Day, read this.<\/a><\/h4><p>They say hindsight is 20\/20, so we pray that you\u2019ll find some nuggets of wisdom and fresh hope from the journeys we\u2019ve taken.\r\n\u2800\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\"><ul 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https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/how-i-discovered-that-my-less-is-more-with-god-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/how-i-discovered-that-my-less-is-more-with-god-1122x631.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/how-i-discovered-that-my-less-is-more-with-god-1152x648.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/how-i-discovered-that-my-less-is-more-with-god.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"\" title=\"Posts by Sarah G\" rel=\"author\">Sarah G<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2020-07-17T15:18:31+08:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/how-my-less-is-more-with-god\/\">How I discovered that my less is more with God<\/a><\/h4><p>Learn how your weaknesses are the 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