True Fathers stay close

Ps. 31:11-12
"I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends - those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery."

We all do things that put us in crazy situations. Feeling isolated from friends, family, neighbors, is pretty normal at times. Gossip abounds, and it gets to the point where we feel isolated, alone, abandoned. That's not a new feeling. David penned these words over a millenium ago - he says he's like broken pottery: sharp trash that only causes hurt as it is throne out. Ouch.

But the Father is faithful. He stays close. David goes on to say "But I trust in you, O Lord; I say "You are my God." My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and those who pursue me. Let your face shine on your servant, save me in your unfailing love."

We are never too far from God to call to Him. When everything is crumbled and against us - we can still call to Him. Whether I've made the situation, or life made it happen, God listens. Staying close to God reveals the father. Jesus revealed the father, and did what he saw the Father doing. Ps. 31:19: "How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you."

God is my refuge. God stands with me even when I'm alone. That doesn't mean that he always advocates what we do - but He always loves us. Good fathers stay close. If my son disobeys, I discipline him because I love him. I stay close to him. God does the same. He sent his Son to save us, to bring us to Him. And gives His spirit to draw us to Him consciously and actively. That is love, the love of a Father.