The Difference

1. When my earthly father says, "You are nothing", my Heavenly Father says, "You are my beloved child."
   
   
2. When my earthly father says, "I'll give you the piano, if you learn how to play it", my Heavenly Father says, "Use your talents wisely."
   
   
3. When my earthly mother says, "Just wait until your father gets home", my Heavenly Father says, "Just wait until my Son takes you home."
   
   
4. When my earthly father says, "You will never amount to anything", my Heavenly Father says, "You will always be something special to me."
   
   
5. When my earthly father says, "Go stand in the corner", my Heavenly Father says, "Go into every corner of the world and tell about my Son."
   
   
6. When my earthly father says, "Clean up this mess", my Heavenly Father says, "If your life is a mess, I will clean it up for you."
   
   
7. When my earthly father says, "You will never do anything right", my Heavenly Father says, "I will make all things right."
   
   
8. When my earthly father says, "I am going to write you out of my will", my Heavenly Father says, "I will give you the kingdom."
   
   
9. When my earthly father says, "Go to bed without your supper", my Heavenly Father says, "My storehouses are full. Come and dine."
   
   
10. When my earthly father says, "Go away. Can't you see I'm busy?", my Heavenly Father says, "I'm available twenty-four hours a day."
    
    
11. When my earthly father says, "Why don't you grow up?", my Heavenly Father says, "Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
    
    
12. When my earthly father says, "I hate you", my Heavenly Father says, "I love you so much. I gave my Son for you."
    
    
13. When my earthly father says, "I don't have time for you. I'm in a hurry", my Heavenly Father says, "Time means nothing to me. I have all the time you need."
    
    
14. When my earthly father says, "I am not going to hold you. You need to do something by yourself", my Heavenly Father says, "I will wrap my loving arms around you."
    
    
15. When my earthly father says, "Why don't you pick up your feet?", my Heavenly Father says, "I will walk with you and help you up when you fall."
    
    
16. When my earthly father says, "I don't love you anymore", my Heavenly Father says, "I love you with an everlasting love that will last throughout all eternity."
    
    
17. When my earthly father says, "You are no longer welcome in our home", my Heavenly Father says, "Heaven is your home. I have a mansion prepared for you."
    
    
18. And with this, I close. Think about it. It's great to have a Heavenly Father who loves us and cares about us.

~ Rita Henry ~
September 30, 1997
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"Most father's and mother's love their childern very much and show their love for their childern in many ways. For childern that have been unappreciated or mistreated, this inspirational message is a wonderful reminder that our Heavenly father loves all of His childern, and wants to give us His very best."
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[ Author: Rita Henry -- ( TulipWinds@aol.com ) -- submitted by: Rita Henry ]