But, Daddy, you PROMISED!

If I heard this once, I heard it a thousand times.

 

When our kids were very young,
my dear hubby would make a promise
(like for a horse)

and the kids couldn't patiently wait for the fulfillment.

Kids don't understand details must be arranged

 before asks become answers.

 

Sometimes, Daddy wants to wait for the perfect timing.

Sometimes, Daddy wants to bless them when they need it the most,

not when they want it the most.

Sometimes, they have to keep their end of the promise,

to receive Daddy's blessing.

 

A child's impatience expects the words to jump off the tongue
 and morph into whatever was promised.

Kids need to learn to wait on Daddy,

without whining,

 fussing,

or throwing a temper tantrum.

 

They don't trust their Daddy
They don't believe their Daddy.

They want their way, not his.
They might wrongly think
they're not loved
or
not listened to.

 Daddy's discretion is more important than immediate gratification.

Feet stomping and huffing won't change the mind of a Daddy.

He hears praise.

He hears thankfulness.

He hears love.

He watches for patience.

He watches for understanding.

As Daddy, he reserves the right to answer the promise

in His way
and
in His timing.

But, wait,
we're talking about our kids still,
right?
RIGHT?!?!?!?!

As we wait on the Lord for answers to promises from His Word,
shoudn't we be modeling the behavior we desire and expect
from our children?

 

He promised to never leave or forsake us.

 He promises He hears our prayers.

He promises to deliver.

In every book of the Bible,

every chapter,

every page,

every paragraph,

every sentence,

promises are made by our promise-keeping Father.

Pick a promise from your Daddy,

pray about it and

be patient.

No foot stompin'

fussin'

or whining'

for any of us,

k?

Cuz ya' know what?

Our Daddy PROMISED!