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Only One Way to Survive – The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Family

Only One Way to Survive – The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Family

Last updated on: August 6, 2018 at 10:54 am by Eduardo Quintana

Only One Way to Survive – The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Family 2018-08-06T10:54:58-05:00 Eduardo Quintana

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as shallow as the silhouettes I saw. For almost my entire life, I saw my father as someone to make fun of, someone to blame, and someone to be ashamed of. He wasn’t perfect, like the fathers my friends had.

“Well, fellow graduates, what I found out three weeks ago is that while I was envying my friends’ fathers, my friends were envying mine. That realization hit me hard and made me look at who I was and what I had become. I was brought up to pray to God and hold high principles for others and myself. What I’ve done most of my life is read between the lines of the Good Book so I could justify my hatred.”

Then, I turned to look my father in the face.

The Big Apology

“Father, I owe you a big apology. I based my love for you on what I saw and not what I felt. I forgot to look at the one part of you that meant the most, the big, big heart God gave you. As I move out of high school and into life, I want you to know I could not have had a better father. You were always there for me, and no matter how badly I hurt you, you still showed up. Thank you!”

I took off my mortar board and placed it on his head, moving the tassel just so.

“You are the reason I am standing here today. You deserve this honor, not me.”

And as the audience applauded and cried with us, I felt God’s light shining down upon me as I embraced my father more warmly than I ever had before, tears unashamedly falling down both our faces.

For the first time, I saw my father through God’s eyes, and I felt honored to be seen with him. (From “God Allows U-Turns”)

Survive

As I mentioned before, you can survive your family flaws. But it is going to take you opening your eyes to God’s truth. Why is that? Well, because Jesus told us that when we see God’s truth, the truth will set us free! How does God see you and how does He see your family? I encourage you today to see the flaws of those you love, and those who love you, through God’s eyes. When you can do this, you will be able to survive your family flaws! –THE END–

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If you did not read the whole series, here are the titles and the links to each one of them. Thank you for taking time to read these articles and will you please take some time to share them with your friends and family?

The Flaw – The Ultimate Guide To The Perfect Family

The Flaw II – The Ultimate Guide To The Perfect Family

The Fall – The Ultimate Guide To The Perfect Family

A Sober Warning – The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Family

How to Survive Family Flaws – The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Family

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