Thanks, Dad!

This week we honored fathers.  I want to take this opportunity to honor my dad who leads me daily to Jesus.  I get tired and lazy a lot, but my dad always pulls me back on track.  He does not let me just get by, but calls me higher.  I confess it sometimes makes me angry, but as I reflect on my life journey I see God always calling me higher.  My earthly dad is a reflection of my heavenly father.  I will never be a dad, but I will often have reason to interact in young lives.  I want to be known for calling them higher.  We have great potential so why settle for just getting by?  I want to aim for excellence and achieve it.  I want to use all God gave me to the fullest.  That will not only honor my earthly father, but my heavenly Father as well.