A young man described his father as being more than adequate to meet the financial needs of the family but seldom there emotionally to spend time with him. Children of divorce can also attest to how they were affected by only seeing their parent as the divorce decree allowed.
A woman in her early twenties went into detail describing how she was only now beginning to understand her father. This came about as she chose to spend time with him as an adult. Feeling comfortable to ask him questions about his personal history and feelings, she was amazed when she discovered they had so much in common.
Obviously, it’s possible to know someone for a lifetime and still not know them personally. Can you imagine another person knowing everything about you and still loving you unconditionally? The Lord God thoroughly knows you and still accepts and loves you unconditionally. What a blessing and privilege it is to know that Jesus loves you so much he gave up his life for you.
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See what wonderful love the Father has bestowed on us in
letting us be called God’s children, and that is what we are! This is why the
world does not know what we are, because it has never come to know him.
~1 John 3:1 Williams – New Testament in the Language
of the People
This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life
for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
~1 John 3:16 Good News Bible
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