Walking With the Father

Romans 8:14-15
“those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."

He is calling us to things that we never thought were possible. Things we have yet to imagine.

This passage of Scripture indicates that those who are “led by the Spirit of God” are children of God. What does it mean to be “led by the Spirit of God” Led: Present tense. Being led now means that God’s current, present leadership in your life puts you in a relationship with God that is best described as that of a son/daughter.

Trusting God with the leadership of our lives is a process. When we trust Him with the leadership of our lives we allow God to be the perfect Father to us. We let Him guide us, heal us and help us not get stuck in a holding pattern of stifled personal growth. The role of the Father is that of guiding His children through the process of growth through the transitions of life.

In an instant culture we must remember that He starts with a seed when He makes a great tree. He starts with two cells when He forms a human being. That human being grows up with dreams. The dreams grow and change as that person grows up.

I remember being four years old and my dad giving me my first bike – I felt so grown up. It had a banana seat, tassels on the tips of the handle bars, a chain guard and a kick stand. My world grew bigger with the arrival of that bicycle. In the second grade my Father gave me a Daisy single pump BB gun. He also gave me a speech and lessons on how to use it. It was a right of passage and a big responsibility. I was trusted with something dangerous. At 16 I remember my father handing me keys and driving out of town for a concert for the first time feeling like I had arrived, forgetting that in fact the car that I was driving was wood paneled Ford Pinto wagon.
You may recall the moments in your life when it felt like something changed; you grew up. It may have been the graduation party or the day your father walked you down the aisle, or the day you became manager, or the day you retired.

At the age of 18 for most of us, our father’s daily influence stopped. We set off alone with the feeling that it was up to us to make things happen on our own. I left my home two days after graduation and set out for school in California.

Although on the outside we may appear to be grown up, on the inside of our souls God desires to continue to cause us to grow in greater ways than we can imagine. No matter how good or bad, absent or present, our earthly fathers were, when it comes down to it we are all, still, unfinished men and women. In fact the absence of our fathers, which is a painful reality for a large percentage of us, may have accentuated this reality.

God is there now as we experience new rights of passage and new transitions. He is present and desires to lead us through this moment as only a perfect Father can. Some of you are looking for help in being a better father. Some are looking for help with a career change. Some are looking for help as you face an illness. Some are looking for help as you are in over your head.

Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this, He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” It is a process that stretches into eternity.

What does He desire to do in this season of your life and my life? How does He want to heal the past? Can you allow Him to influence your life at this present juncture?

Romans 8:14-15
“those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."

Do not fear. You have received adoption. This means you have been adopted as a son or as a daughter, which is a total break with the old family and becoming a part of a new family with all its rights, privileges and responsibilities.

I invite you this Father’s Day to make a move towards God. A move to deepen your walk with the Father.

Some need to begin that walk today. (Adopted by the Father)
Others need to be restored, like the prodigal son. (Restored to the Father)
For others, God is calling you to a deeper walk – to allow Him to be a Father to you like you’ve never experienced before. One who is present, who is healing the past and who is leading you into your future. (Walk with the Father)