What Kind Of Father Is God

I’ll never get over what my kids thought I could fix when they were growing up. They thought I could fix the weather. They thought I could fix TV shows that they had missed and bring them back. They thought I could put heads of decapitated dolls back together. On and on. As a father, my kids thought that I knew everything, could fix anything, could afford everything. But I couldn’t.

When you’re growing up, you think your dad is Superman. As a little kid you think, “My daddy can do anything!” But as you grow older, you realize that your father had limits to his resources when it came to allowance and there were limits to his wisdom when it came to advice. Sometimes he was just guessing, giving it the best guess.

But your heavenly Father really can do anything. He can do anything! Nothing is impossible with God. Ephesians 3:20 says “God is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers or desires or thoughts or hopes.” God says, “Think of the biggest dream for your life. I can top that. Think of the biggest goal for your life. I can top that. Think of the biggest problem you think you can ever come up against. I can solve it. Think of the biggest hurt you’ll ever have. I can soothe it.” God says, “I can handle it all. I’m your heavenly Father and I’m close and caring and competent and I’m consistent and if you’ll trust Me, things will go a whole lot better in your life.”

Here’s my question for you. What have you been doubting that God can handle? That situation that you’re in right now that you’re all stressed out about because you think, “I don’t think God can handle this. I need to do this one. I’m going to have to manipulate behind the scenes. I’m going to have to politic for that job at work. I’m going to have to pull ends and cut corners and streamline things and be a little deceptive here and there. I’ve got to work extra hours and make this happen because I don’t think God can handle this problem.”

What are you thinking? That you can handle something that God can’t? God can handle anything. You need to drop it in His arms and let Him handle it. The bottom line is God can take care of His children. And He does when we trust Him. Because He’s caring, He’s consistent, He’s close and He’s competent. He takes care of His children.

The obvious logical question then is, Is everybody a child of God? Will God take care of everybody’s needs? Is God the Father of everyone?

The answer is Yes and No. If you mean, Did God create everybody? Yes. If you mean, Does God love everybody? Absolutely. If you mean, Does God have a plan and purpose for every person on the face of this planet? Absolutely. God is the Father of everyone in that sense.

But it takes more than birth to be a father. It takes a relationship. Some of you were probably birthed by men you never met. They are your father by creation but they are not your father by relationship and you miss it. You long for it and you wish you had that relationship. God says, “I have created everyone but not everyone is My child unless they have a relationship with Me.” You are not in the family of God – you were created by God but you are not in the family of God until you choose to become a part of it. That’s a choice you can make today.