Full Gospel Evangelistic Association

The Good Father

By Bishop Tony Rivera

Do you ever feel like you don’t have enough time to get everything done? Who doesn’t? I try not to think about it and just keep focused on the task at hand. However, at times I can feel the pressure wanting to mount up. It wants to overwhelm and stress me out.

When that happens I just stop and call a conference with the Father, Son & Holy Spirit. And they’re always there, ready to listen and comfort me. To remind me that God is in charge and that I can do all things through Christ. That the Holy Spirit will show me all the things that are necessary.

I find a quiet place and listen for that still small voice. I find that I hear just the right scriptures in my thoughts that bring me peace. That adjusts my attitude to where I feel like I’m not loosing the battle. I am encourage, refreshed and strengthened, and I have a growing sense of victory .

I actually get going so fast the Lord has to remind me to slow down and go at a steady pace. My relationship with the Lord is in everything I do. It’s become a habit that sustains and keeps me going. The beautiful thing is, that if I do start to get caught up in the things of this world, the Lord taps me on the shoulder and turns me around into His presence. And He always makes me laugh at myself.

The Lord has become a Good Father to me in ways that I have never expected. I look forward to what He has in store for me, and His plan, which is always a lighted and nurturing path. He has become a gentle Father of mercy, grace and forgiveness. And He has given me a grateful heart full of His love, hope and glory.

We all need that non-physical, healing touch from God at times. Where we can bask in His Glory and feel His presence. Where the cares of this world are so far away they’re not even a thought. That place where God reveals Himself to you.

Where the knowledge of His will is revealed with instructions to complete it. Sometimes I feel like I touch the very Glory of God.