hmmm.
i really agree with what Jay said about earthly fathers.
sometimes we're really better off without them.
many of us are having problems with our parents.
like we say "aiya they don't understand lah..."
or when they say "why are you not home? why you take so long?" etc.
sometimes we get so mad that we wish we didn't have any parents in the first place.
but without them, where would you be?


sometimes dads can be really unreasonable.
like how they don't know what's going on but they think they do
and they expect you to know their standards without even telling you.
but our Daddy God has no standards, loving you the way you are, guiding you without discipline,
but with love and grace, knowing that you will turn to Him for answers and help.
He doesn't yell at you when you come home late, don't pick up your phone, stay in your room the entire day or just be a little irritable at times. He still loves you.

and sometimes we feel that we need to take a stand, step up into what we feel is right. and sometimes a feeling just might be the holy spirite encouraging you to step into what Jesus has in store for you. (and i don't mean that your parents are keeping you from receiving from Jesus)
i mean when our parents realise what we're doing and get them to trust us to know that we're in the house of God, they will start treating you more like a young adult. because they know where you are and trust that you're not doing anything they don't want you to do.

our Daddy God always trusts us, always knowing that we will always have faith in Him and he will steer us into the good and awesome things he has for us. Our Daddy God is a gentleman, if we turn astray, He won't force himself into us and push us back to the cross, He stands behind us no matter what bad we do, just waiting for us to turn back to Him, and He WILL welcome us back in with open arms (into unending life~) and love us more and more each day.

(most) earthly fathers don't do that. maybe in the first few years (or months, if you very "jia lat")they will come to you whenever you call, whenever you fall, they come and make us feel better.
but now, in our early teens, most earthy fathers wouldn't care less if you fell!

my main point is that it's ok if your dads are not up to "par". cos we all have a perfect, awesome and beautiful Daddy in heaven. He's just preparing our rooms up there cos He wants our abundant life to be lived heavenly. He wants the best for us.

-Jordan

P.S. I CANT WAIT FOR CAMP!
P.P.S I love you all =)