Being Responsible

As a father, I have the responsibility of taking of my family's need. This month as my daughter wrote her board exam, I prayed and determined in my heart that I would be with her. For all the past school years exams, I had been mostly out of station for official purposes or for other works. But as she faced her class ten board exam, I felt I must be with her. Therefore, I made my schedule in such a way that during her entire board exam I would not travel anywhere else. 

The Lord also released me for any traveling during this time. In fact, there was a plan to tavel to the South for some official work, but the Lord did not allow it this time. For, He knew my prayer and my heart to be with my daughter. So, I was able to drop and pick my daughter during all her board exams. She also had been working very heard. She worked much much harder than me. Almost every night she would stay up late and sometimes studied the whole night. In fact, I had to even tell her to take more rest and to take it easy. But she would not take it lightly. She was extremely serious. No wonder, she did well in all her exams. Much much better than all her other school exams. She did her best in her final board exam. The subjects she feared most, Hindi and Mathematics, she did the best among all other exams in school. 

I was very satisfied with her attitude towards studies. In fact, I told her again and again, "You have done your best, leave the rest to the Lord and He will give you the best result." She had such a sense of satisfaction as she did her best and I too had the same satisfaction in carrying out my responsibility as her father. I am least worried what her result would be. Whatever result is based on her performance and the Lord’s blessing. 

I had another personal responsibility of taking the video training which I missed due to my official duty, traveling during the actual training in New Delhi. I had no choice. So, after I cam back, I sanctified one week to enter into the messages alone and receive the Lord’s speaking personally as I could not corporately. Even in this, the Lord graced me to be uptodate with His uptodate speaking despite my traveling schedule. 

In this way, the Lord showed me that if I have a heart for anything else He will make a way for it. Especially, if my heart's desire is according to His will. Where there is a will, there indeed is always a way. Praise the Lord!

In a similar way, I fellowshipped with my niece whenever I felt the need. I had to discharge my responsibility even as her uncle. Not just in prayer but also in practical matters.

These are just human responsibilities, but to accomplish them, I need the Lord’s grace. Only by His grace and mercy, I can be what I ought to be, as a father to my children, and as a brother to the saints.