Our real father

As we get together with our families of origin for Christmas, many of us go to those gatherings with too high of expectations. We expect that this time our siblings will finally respect us, people will be rid of their old habits, and that our family will be as harmonious as the Cleavers.

For me, I always seem to go into holiday gatherings with the expectation that my stepdad will finally accept me and love me. I'm always let down. I'm asking too much of him.

Most of us are expecting too much from our earthly fathers and our families of origin. The only perfect father is God. He loves us completely. He is our real father -- the one we have been looking for all along.