Why Your Father Wounds Make It Hard To Go To God

What was your relationship like with your parents? More specifically, your father?

Have you noticed how you relate to your parents, you relate to God? If your Father is overcritical or undermining you may conclude that God will treat you the same way. If your Father left you and never returned you may find it difficult to trust God. If God is a "Father Figure" wouldn't we put that same overarching idea over him?

If I was your enemy and I knew the only one that could save you from me was God, I would come up with some scheme to keep you from wanting to talk to him. I would do anything I could to make seeking him seemingly pointless. I believe that was the enemy's plan with "Father wounds". If the enemy can keep us hurt by our physical Fathers he can keep us from feeling comfortable going to God.

If your father abandoned you or rejected you, you may expect the same treatment from God. I am here to let you know, God is nothing like your paternal father. Gad has never, and will never leave you, abandon you or reject you. God cares about your concerns and listens when you pray. Your Father (God) is listening! Your Father may have been overcritical of you and you felt you couldn't be yourself. Let me tell you from my personal experience that God loves your quirky, creative, humoral ways. Your Father may have disciplined you too harshly and now you fear making a mistake in front of God. Please know, God does not fear your mistakes.

Fathers Day can be a day of pain for many of us. You are not alone. Give yourself space to process the deeply rooted pain or trauma that affects your ability to celebrate Father's Day and/or seek Gods love and guidance in your life.

Please know your ability to forgive your birth father for any offense and move through it will open your eyes and advance your ability to go to your Spiritual Father (God).

A Father and Child Relaxing

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