Will you help me find my daddy?

"He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else i will come and strike the land with a curse." Malachi 4:6

This summer, after attending the morning session at the Desperation conference (New Life Church, Colorado Springs), our team went to a fast food restaurant to grab lunch. The session title was "Are you an orphan, slave or son?" The theme that ran throughout the teaching was that spiritual fathers and mothers need to rise up to call out the destinies over the young people whom God has called them to "parent". So many of the youth who are in desperate pursuit of Jesus need mothers and fathers in the faith to believe in them, encourage them, call them up higher, challenge them, and to live radical lives in Christ that will be a model for these young people. Paul tells Timothy to "Imitate me". Paul could say that because Paul imitated Christ, so if Timothy was imitating Paul, he was really imitating Jesus. My husband and I know that God has called us to be a spiritual father and mother to kids that God has put in our path. While we were driving to the restaurant, we were talking over the ideas presented at the session. With tears we understand the blessing and responsibility it is to be called to "parent" these amazing young people. Upon entering the restaurant, a prophetic experience (confirmation) happened for me. I want to share it, because I believe it is a call for many in the spirit.

We waited in line (which took awhile, because it was very busy~ we weren't the only ones from the conference who chose this restaurant to visit) and ordered our food. Gathering our food bags & sodas, I stopped at the condiment counter to grab ketchep, straws, etc. A little boy (maybe 4-5), grabbed my hand and said to me, "Will you help me find my daddy? I can't find him. I don't know where he is." I handed my armful of lunch goodies to one of the kids with me, and grabbed this little one tightly to me and said, "Of course honey. Let's go find him." As I mentioned, the restaurant was very full, so there were people everywhere. From this little boy's perspective, all he saw were legs! So we walked around, my hand in his, looking for his daddy. I asked, "What does your daddy look like?" "I don't know. He's big," was his response. We made our way through the restaurant and finally he saw him. "DADDY" was his call! "I didn't know where you were. I couldn't find you," he said. "Well, I was right here," responded his daddy. "A lady helped me find you," continued my young friend. As soon as he saw his daddy, he let go of my hand. His dad was in his sight and he didn't need my help any longer. When I saw that he was in daddy's hands, I met my team and shared this experience. It certainly didn't take more than a second for me to understand that this was a prophetic act. What I was doing in the physical was what the Lord has asked of me to do in the spiritual.

How many young people are asking, "Will you help me find my daddy?" Are we willing? Am I willing? It just takes my hand joining their hand and sharing my life with theirs....and we will then lead them to daddy. Sometimes, we have to go through the "whole restaurant" until they can let go of our hand....to hear those words, "Oh there's my daddy...." What we do know of our daddy, is that we may not know what he looks like physically, we do know that He is BIG! And when we lead the young ones to Him, He says, "I was right here." I want to be counted as a faithful spiritual mother to those who need to find their daddy. I want to be one who calls out the destinies in those who I physically and spiritually parent.

What about you? Who is God calling you to be a spiritual father or mother to? Can you hear the question calling out, "Will you help me find my daddy?"