God has no grandchildren.
Last night, J didn’t respond despite me calling him a number of times. He was doing his own stuff. If he can’t respond to the voice of his father whom he can see, how would he grow to respond to the voice of the Heavenly Father whom he cannot see? This is serious and hence, I had to discipline him.
I asked him to sit at the reflection corner. At first, he was very reluctant. But I stood firm and said, “Stay there and start speaking in tongues to talk to Jesus.” I sat near him as he did it.
Then I said, “What did Jesus tell you?”
He responded, “Jesus said that I need to listen to Papa and respond.”
I said, “That’s correct.”
But I needed him to encounter His Presence instead of giving me a ‘correct answer’. I’m not interested in what is going on in his mind. I need to see what is going on in his heart and let the Father father his heart.
So I took him on a short journey to encounter the Father, for He is able to discipline my son.
Papa: J, close your eyes now.
J closed his eyes.
Papa: Imagine little pony (his present favourite show) is here. It’s white and pink. Can see you the little pony?
J: Yes!
Papa: Now Jesus is standing beside little pony. He’s wearing white. Can you see Him?
J: Yes. And blue eyes.
Papa: Now Jesus is smiling at you and walking towards you with the little pony. He is stretching out His hands to you. What do you see in His hand?
J: I saw a white thingy with pink jelly. It’s a kind of dessert that we ate before. But I don’t like it.
Papa: Now, open your eyes. J, Jesus is telling you something... sometimes, what Papa and Mama say to you may not be what you like, and you may choose to ignore or don’t want to listen, but what you don’t like now is actually good (sweet) for you.... like Jesus giving you dessert but you don’t like that kind at the moment.
J: Nodded his head and said, “It’s good for me.”
This may be unconventional fathering but I believe that the perfect Father longs to father our child more than us. Jesus! #fathering101
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