Dad Blog Entry 2: God's Child and My Child

God's Children

If you've ever gone to church, you know that God considers us his children.  He loves his children.  He provides for his children. He protects his children from dangers seen and unseen.

God made us in his image, we strive to be like God, ( even though we always falling short of the Glory) even when it comes to our own children.  Before Laila was born, I loved her. Not even a father yet but the fatherly instinct to provide and protect were overflowing.

Just as God does for all of his children, I wanted to do for mine. Recently, I saw a post from a facebook friend (Shoutout to Mr. W., fellow educated black father) saying 'If you knew how much stuff God saves you from everyday, you would thank him more'. Such a simple statement but just so profound.  It's amazing to think about all the times God saves us from possible catastrophic events and we have no idea about or what was going on.

Think about it:

• You woke up that morning; God gave you another gift of life saved you from death.

• Have you ever been driving to work and you drive pass an accident; God may have caused you to forget your  wallet/keys/purse to stall you so you wouldn't be a victim.

• You're nervous before an exam/appointment; God reaches and puts his hand on you giving you comfort.

• Demons looking to do you harm; God sends his angels to protect you.

• Your plans may cause extreme damage; it won't be comfortable but God stops it cause his plan is greater.

And if you mess up or get hurt, our Heavenly Father is right there with open arms telling us He loves us and everything is going to be OK.  We can't see it at the time but God knows.

Now take my daughter Laila and I, she's just beginning to walk so you can imagine the fun of following a toddler. But as I said, just as God protects his children, I want to protect my child from the seen and unseen dangers.  I know other parents can attest to this that toddlers have NO FEAR. They will run around like nothing can or will happen to them.  But as a parent, we have our eyes on them:

• Has your child ever almost walked into the side of a table but you put your hand between their head and the table to protect them?

• During bathtime, does your child have a knack for wanting to stand up in a slippery tub? What do you do? You put your hand on them and make sure they don't slip and fall. 

• When your child is learning to walk and they stumble and is falling to the ground.  . . . .you've caught them in mid air.

• When you see your child about to put something in their mouth that's not supposed to be in their mouth.... You stop them before they can do it or get it out before something serious happens (choking, poisoning etc.).

But there will be times when our kids will slip and fall or bump their head.  And when it happens, just like our Heavenly Father, it is our duty as our kid's Earthy Father to be right there with open arms telling our kids we loves them and everything is going to be OK. 

Here's to you,

Mr. Robinson