I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My father is the reason I am the way I am today. He's why I acted up and he's why I prayed to be the opposite of him. We made up before he died but I vowed to never raise my kids like how he raised me.
When I gave my life to the Lord, I thought I'd be a preacher.
God was going to be to me the father that I never had, the father that I didn't have enough of, enough time with.
When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the spirit of missionary work came into my life. I was about thirteen years of age when my father received a call to go on a mission.
My father was my god. His approval was so valuable to me.
Father knew me not. All my aspirations in life were a sealed book to him, as much as his peculiar religious experiences were to me.
I didn't grow up around my father. I didn't really grow up around my mother, either. I was raised by a community of people. Spiritually speaking, my father is in Heaven, and that is who I look to for all my answers. And that's why my faith is very strong and why my passion is strong.
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been most important to me ever since.
Losing my father made me want to find out if I could come up with a version of God or the afterlife that I could feel like was acceptable now that both my parents are in it.