Today would have been my dad’s 93rd birthday. He was born in August, married in August (yesterday would have been his and my mom’s 65th wedding anniversary) and died in August of 2017. My dad was 86 when his life ended in this world. For his entire life, he was a good man but also a very controlling one. Things had to be his way. That sometimes made life challenging for my mom and also for myself and my siblings. He was also a very good dad. I really came to know that once I became a teacher and saw the various homes my students came from. My siblings and I were very blessed.
The best example for all of us of the perfect dad is our heavenly Father. Sometimes people get that mixed up. They look at their earthly father and decide their heavenly one must be as bad or as good. Our heavenly Father is far above the best example of a good dad and the opposite of a bad one. He is the one dads should try to imitate in raising their families. He is the One who supplies all our needs through His glorious riches. He is the One who wants the very best for us and that measurement is not the same as we see the very best. We can learn a lot from our true Father. We just need to spend time in His Word and praying in His presence.