So....we Dad's try to fix things, right?

Why is that? Why is it that Dad's want to fix things; make things right? Could it relate back to the very first dad?? Adam, who had the life of Riley, even though Riley hadn't been born yet, messed up. Big time!! As a result he spent the rest of his life trying to fix things. He was cursed by God and spent the rest of his 930 years working, sweating, making mistakes with his wife and kids, but constantly trying to 'fix' the situation. Maybe, just maybe, he was trying to control situations as a way to fix and protect. Hmmmmmm.........

When Adam and Eve sinned, some concepts (sins) were introduced into the world that had never been seen before. Check out the Scriptures and you'll see these descriptive 'first-timers': nakedness, painfulness, cursing, sadness, fear. thorns, sweat, sword, etc. and the biggy.......death (separation). All of these became a part of the daily experience for Adam and all mankind. But, this was not part of God's plan.

When we have those little children, those sweet little off springs that take over our lives for 18 + years, as hard as it is to believe, they come to us cursed from the moment of inception. Note, I'm not saying that we are cursing, at least not the first few years, but they are cursed (Mike, that was not necessary!) Now, we may not experience the reality of it from the onset, but they are. Just as dad's were. We dads know that our children are going to experience all of those 'first-timers' sooner or later, just as we did, but we don't want that for them. We want to shield them, protect them, somehow make it different for them. Well, we can't. But for some odd reason, I felt that I could, as long as they were still in the nest. And the reality was, in my attempt to do so at times, I hand delivered some of those 'first-timers' into my children's lives not even realizing what was happening.

So, the nest empties, as it should, and the young 'birds' are now required to fly around in a world that is full of: hate, danger, deception, confusion, shame........the list goes on....you know, all those things that are now 'common placers' ...and I want to fix it.

And then comes the revelation. Are you sitting down? Ready?? I AM NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT!!!!! (Say is again slowly and with an incredulous tone for the complete effect.) Seriously, I know you're shocked, but I'm not. And then, there's another revelation. It has been fixed and by the best dad of all. We just don't see the full results around us yet. This world is not, nor are our experiences in it, what God intended. I have to remind myself of that. It seems I have these sensors within me that are constantly reminding me, "We have a problem, Huston!" Here's a quote by Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis that helps:

"...the world we're living in today is not the world God made. It is a groaning world because of sin. Although we see beauty in this world, we also see ugliness. We see life, but we also see death. We see health, but we also see disease.

It is only the Bible's account of a perfect world marred by sin that explains why this world is the way it is. Therefore, Christians shouldn't tell non-Christians that this is a beautiful world God made. We can tell them that there is a 'remnant' of beauty in this fallen creation. The venomous animals, stinging plants, disease-causing bacteria, etc. were not this way before sin. Everything has changed because man rebelled against God.
This is a very, very important point because one of the most-asked questions from non-Christians is, 'How can there be a God of love when there's all this death, disease, suffering, and violence in the world?' We need to explain to them that this was not the world as God made it. It's not God who's responsible for this mess. We are responsible because we all sinned in Adam."[1]

The good news? All have been forgiven and relieved of the curse by the 2ND Adam, Jesus Christ: all who place their trust in Him. And my birds, even though I don't like where they have to fly at times, belong to and are following the Lord (even if their beaks are pierced). For what else could I ask??!!