My dad called me tonight. My dad is the hardest working man I know. And not just on his job. He works hard at everything. He's worked hard all his life. I respect my dad a ton.
My dad called me tonight... for advice. Its not the first time. The details don't matter. He just wanted some spiritual input about a family situation and I was the one he turned to. After we talked I prayed for him as he has to make a decision. It felt like God met with us as we talked. It was a holy moment.
There's probably nothing that makes me feel more affirmed as a man of God than the fact that I have my dad's respect. He knows everything foolish thing I said or did for the first 18 years of my life. He's watched me make mistakes as an adult. He's had a front row seat to my life.
And after all that my dad knows about me and has seen in me, he wants to hear what I have to say. He trusts me. That really is something. I'm emotional as I write because it really hits me deep. I think what it tells me is that my dad believes in me. And that is the core of what affirmation does--it says, "I believe in you." And asking for someone's help can be a powerful means of affirmation.
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