{"id":377,"date":"2018-12-09T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/daddys-gir\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:15:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:15:56","slug":"daddys-gir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"Daddy\u2019s Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday was my girl\u2019s birthday and, quite unlike me, I wasn\u2019t with her because I was on \u201cNana Duty\u201d in Austin. I called her and we talked about how much she was always a Daddy\u2019s Girl. No, he wasn\u2019t the hands-on, diaper changing, feeding or the one who got up with her in the middle of the night \u2013 that\u2019s when she was Mama\u2019s girl. But when it came to matters of seizing the opportunity to turn her little \u201ccharcoal\u201d into a \u201cdiamond\u201d, he showed up. She was his “project”. He saw her God-given abilities and was relentless in cultivating her talents the rest of his life. He never stopped encouraging her and giving her wise advice. And, because she embraced his words, more and more doors opened to her. <\/p>\n

Staci was in 20-degrees Colorado last week and I asked when we talked by phone, \u201cI hear your Dad\u2019s voice\u2026..\u2019Are you wearing a coat?\u2019\u201d He was known for being the \u201cmother hen\u201d to be sure she was taking care of her voice. Then with her travels, \u201cDid you take your soundtracks?\u201d (Randomly, she would be asked to sing at an event, and he wanted her to always be prepared.) I still hear him advising her: \u201cStop talking so much \u2013 you need to rest your voice!\u201d “Pronounce your words clearly!” \u201cSmile!” “Get closer to the mic!” She gives her Daddy so much credit for who she is today. I\u2019ve proudly loved their relationship. He was her knight in shining armor and I was so thrilled to witness their unbreakable bond that grew beyond imagination. <\/p>\n

She knows that it has never bothered me that she gives her Dad so much credit for who she is today. He was, himself, incredibly talented, and he poured those talents into her, both genetically and with hours upon hours of personal training. His investment into her has paid off in monumental ways. <\/p>\n

As I drove to Austin, I was thinking about my relationship with my Father \u2013 not my earthly Dad, because he was very sick and passed away when I was 15, but my Heavenly Father. I\u2019m Daddy\u2019s Girl, too! There were times when I was struggling with \u201cstuff\u201d and I envisioned myself crawling up in God\u2019s lap and seeing Him wrapping His arms around me and assuring me \u201cEverything\u2019s gonna\u2019 be alright!\u201d And, it was. I\u2019m a Daddy\u2019s Girl. I assure you I know how much He loves me. I have come to know His protection and security. He instructs me daily through His Holy Spirit Who lives big in me. I know it is Him when I\u2019m reminded to do this or that better. When I feel less than proud of myself, He\u2019ll remind me how proud He is of me. <\/p>\n

Let me assure you \u201cYOU are God\u2019s girl or boy, too!\u201d Our Father loves us. How do we know that we are fully loved by God? Because His Word tells us so. One of my favorite verses that talks about the depth of God\u2019s love is found in Psalm 103:11: “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him.\u201d He believes in us and is eager to help when we ask Him. He is for us as our protector, mentor, helper, and friend. <\/p>\n

The more I sense God\u2019s love, the more I know I\u2019m Daddy\u2019s girl.
\nMy girl didn\u2019t have to earn her Daddy\u2019s love. And neither do we have to earn God\u2019s love. God\u2019s love is stronger and deeper than any human father\u2019s love. In God, we have a Dad Who knows us and understands us better than anyone. He sees our heart and desire to be good; He sees our struggles and how we are drawn to things that aren\u2019t good for us. He is always there to listen and help when we pray to Him with a sincere and humble heart. \u201cFor the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.\u201d Psalm 34:15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was my girl\u2019s birthday and, quite unlike me, I wasn\u2019t with her because I was on \u201cNana Duty\u201d in Austin. I called her and we talked about how much she was always a Daddy\u2019s Girl. No, he wasn\u2019t the hands-on, diaper changing, feeding or the one who got up with her in the middle…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[661,662,663,664,665,666,667,91,668,669,670,671,575],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-advice","tag-charcoal-to-a-diamond","tag-counsel","tag-daddys-girl","tag-diaper-changing","tag-father-loves-us","tag-god-given-abilities","tag-gods-love","tag-hands-on","tag-mamas-girl","tag-psalm-10311","tag-psalm-3415","tag-relationship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8853,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions\/8853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}