Dads pt 2

So last night, we went and watched Madagascar 2. And guess what the theme of this movie was? Alex's relationship with his father and his fathers expectations for who he should be as an Alpha male lion. It hit me in the face. I never had a dad to put expectations on me so guess what happened? I made up my own expectations and ideals based on what I knew and that was based on 2 things: my friends dads and television and movie dads. So it was in that, I realized that no wonder my foundation was messed up. I mean when it's Michael P. Keaton's hippie dad, Ricky Schroeders rich dad, or even Punky Brewsters adoptive father, Henry; I never had a chance. Expectations were too high to be Rambo, Michael Jordan, or even Matt McLean(Manly, high school friend). But it was in the midst of the struggle in that movie last night that I looked in front of me and I saw a great expxression of God's love for me. It was a dad and his young son watching the movie together. The dad had his arm around him and was showing him awesome amounts of affection and ya know what? The son couldn't have been happier! And that showed me that God lets me curl up in His arms( metaphorically ) and we can just sit and watch and enjoy each other. So my motive are now reshaping into what a man is and I am really starting to enjoy this life. it is opening me up into a new creation. And isn't that what Paul was talking about when he said"all things are made new". It's a process. Just like sanctification(I know, big church word). But it literally means to be set apart. And I am letting that happen. being set apart from what I was to what God wants me to be...livin the dream!