Better Dads Better Kids

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. Psalm 145:8

I take great comfort in the story of David.  David had his successes, but he also had some big failures.  Most importantly, however, he had a relationship with God.

In Acts it states that David was a man after God's own heart and that he served the purpose of God in his generation.

Could someone like you or me be good enough to serve God's purpose in this generation?  Taking the example of David, we see that God doesn't require perfection.  Our Creator understands we are human and we are going to make mistakes .  While God didn't grant all of David's wishes, and David had to pay a price for some of his poor decisions, God showed incredible patience and love with him.  In the big picture, God focused on David's victories, not his defeats, and I believe He does the same with us.

Jim Minton