We hear a lot about things being seasonal. If fruits, vegatables, or even animals are not available to be eaten or hunted they are deemed to be out-of-season. If a sport is not currently being played the term off-season is liberally used. People’s age determines what season of life they are in (I refuse to enter the winter season of life, I’ll just repeat Autumn twice!)
If something’s usefulness spans more than one season (Spring season, summer season, fall season, and last but not least, winter season) it is called Multi-Season and if it by some chance is able to span all the seasons it is called (go figure) All-Season. I want to explore what an All-Season Father would look like.
The first Psalm is one of my favorite psalms. Let me share it with you.
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Now I know that this Psalm is not talking just about fathers, but I think there are some traits that a father would do well to emulate.
How about you? Does your life add value to the world in which God has placed you. Does your character bear witness to the life-changing power of God? How will your children remember you? What will they say characterized your life? These are tough but important questions that all of us (especially fathers) need to answer as we continually evaluate what is most important to us and what molds and shapes our lives. Are you an All-Season Father (or person) who can impact this world for God?
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