You do realize, don’t you, that God is not a Sugar Daddy? I sometimes think that we do… or that we harbor some kind of hope that He is. Not. Wrong designation. Many new Christians do have this misconceptions and become frustrated when this is not the case. How they come, how anyone would come, to the conclusion that this is His role now that you have accepted Him as Lord is baffling. There is nothing in scripture that even hints that He is – that now that we have accepted His Lordship – that any and everything we need is automatically provided has no real conception of who they were prior to being blessed to become part of His family.
Being a Christian is never a walk in the park. WE are now in a position to become who we were always meant to be. But God is not about to wave some ‘magic’ wand over us and make all the bad disappear and only the good be in evidence. We are the ones that need to do a makeover of us. No, not throwing everything away that was and still is who we are, we are now in the refining state – becoming. It is challenging, exciting, frustrating but never boring. We are now on a new adventure of discovery.
So, if God isn’t a Sugar Daddy… who is He? What does He do? He gives us a manual (Bible) that provides us all what we need to learn on our path to understanding. It also helps us know how we activate (fill in the blank) in our lives. For me.. the bottom line is that I believe Father God is seeking a relationship with us… not that far off type, or when I am in crisis mode. Actually, how would YOU like to be considered in that light? Being brought out only when it was convenient for someone else.
Perhaps your relationship with your earthly father was far from positive and to consider God as a Father is antithetical to your experiences. Regardless of your relationship with your earthly father, God is a Father who walks with us guiding, encouraging, providing throughout our lives to help us be all we can be. However, it is when we look into His Word that we can begin to glimpse who God says He is.
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become tired or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding. He gives strength to the weary, And to him who has no might He increases power.” (Isaiah 40:28-29. AMP)
“As for God, His way is blameless. The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless]; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.” (Psalms 19:30, AMP)
“And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:8-9, AMP)
“But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8, AMP)
And these scriptures only scratch the surface on some of the attributes that define and describe God. Learning who He is, what He does, how He does it will become a lifelong discovery and understanding of God, of your relationship with Him, and as a result – who you are.
