Is Wrestling with your Father for you or because He  wants to bless you?

In Genesis 32 we find Jacob wrestling with a man, God, Father and he wins.  Maybe like me you are asking, “How does a man beat God in a wrestling match?”  Maybe the same way my son, at age 6, beats me in checkers.  I let him beat me.  What is the lesson to be learned here?  God is a perfect father and he knows very well the need his children have to grow in strength and skill and training.  As a father I want my children to grow in wisdom and stature.  What are you wrestling with God about today?  Are you winning or have you given up thinking you may never ‘get it’?  Your heavenly Father wants you to learn in the process of the match. Keep wrestling and be trained up for your future.  Also, remember dad’s, to wrestle well with your children.

Thoughts from Scripture on wrestling: Genesis 32, Psalms 13 NIV, Colossians 4:12 NIV.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be mentored by Jesus Christ himself? To walk along side of him while he healed the sick and raised the dead.  I can only imagine.  Today as fathers we are called to mentor our children in such a fashion.  Many would say this is impossible.  In our own strength it is impossible.  But the fact is, as Christ followers we are given grace by God to …walk as Jesus walked.  Men how often do you pray for your children, pray over your children?  How often do you open up the word of God and teach his principles?

Book recommendation:

Boys Passage, Man’s Journey

By Brian Molitor