Meditation did it again so let's wheel it .
So I found a story .
A father and son story that had me on hook .
It made me happy, so happy that am here Sharing the story with you.
So , have a seat .
We know Abraham right , okay who doesn't know the father of faith?
The guy has a great name and as scripture says , a good name is to be chosen rather than great riches.
So Abrams dad ,Terah packs up his family and they leave Ur of Chaldeans headed to Canaan. Canaan was the destination.
During their transit, they get to a city called Haran,instead of going through it , Terah settled his family there .
You can call this "settling for less " If you like 🤣🤣 because technically the family didn't get to the intended destination.
Then later God calls Abram to complete the journey ."We are for completing the Journey "wasn't introduced by our former president I say 🤣
Okay ,let's slow down on Terah and take note on a few things ;
✨ He had gone through the loss of a child
✨He moved into a new locality which was unfamiliar
✨He gave up on his mission /vision halfway through the journey
I kept wondering ;
Did Abram ever look back to see that the journey to Canaan was actually began by the dad?
It seems as if the dad had divine insight when it came to Abrams life and purpose, so he set him on a journey closer to the " promised land ".
Did Abraham ever wonder why the dad stopped halfway?
Well , We don't know since that's not recorded for our reading but what that shows is that fathers are human .
Sometimes they'll be grieving the loss of one son while having to pave way and position the living son to fulfil purpose.
Sometimes they'll not finish the journey as they navigate through unfamiliar territories with little understanding.
Yes ,we pray the Lord leads them though because they are His sons .
Most of us judge our fathers /men too harshly,let's be compassionate.
Sometimes a father will begin the journey and a son will finish it .
Honour the father who got you to Haran.
He may not have delivered the promised land to you but he set you on a good path to get there .
🟢To the father/man in Ur of Chaldeans just making the move ,keep moving
🟢To the father/man stuck in haran because life happened and things caned in on you , there's light in you and those with you .
🟢To the father/man who's picked up the pieces and and is headed to Canaan , prosper in your land of promise .
🟢To the father/man in Canaan you can testify of God's faithfulness
Grace.
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