{"id":4183,"date":"2020-01-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2020-01-11T17:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T22:27:26","slug":"our-special-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/our-special-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Special Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-html-block\"><iframe title=\"Our Special Father 1\/16\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/43cx2-cefd7e?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><u>A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away<\/u>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em>When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad&#8217;s father, sensing the danger, hesitated to let his son go. <br \/><\/em><br \/>The youngster reacted tearfully. <em>&#8220;But Dad,&#8221;<\/em> he pleaded, <em>&#8220;all the other kids will be there.<\/em> Their parents are letting them go.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The father thought for a moment, then replied softly, <em>&#8220;All right, you may go.&#8221;<\/em> <u>Surprised but overjoyed, the boy bundled up and plunged into the raging storm<\/u>. <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><u><em>The driving snow made visibility almost impossible, and it took him more than half an hour to trudge the short distance to the party<\/em><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><em>As he rang the doorbell, he turned briefly to look out into the storm. His eye caught the shadow of a retreating figure. It was his father. He had followed his son&#8217;s every step to make sure he arrived safely.<\/em><\/strong>     <em><u>A God Provide<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><u>Throughout our life God is very much like the father in the story<\/u>. <u>God is there for us, whether we realize it or not<\/u>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><em>How have you sensed the presence of God in your life?<br \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away. When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad&#8217;s father, sensing the danger, hesitated to let his son go. 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