
If you haven't seen my video on 'Knowing the Father,' I encourage you to watch it first before continuing with the rest of this material. It will provide context for the table and the link to the document below. You can find the video HERE.
Father Filters
Take a look at the table below and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any wrong filters you have over your heart or in your thinking when it comes to knowing God as your Father. Don't go digging for issues and don't be overwhelmed by what you read. The Holy Spirit knows where to start and you can trust Him to lead you through one step as a time. There's no rush!
Common Filters That We See Father God Through.
Wrong Filter | Truth | Jesus Revealing the Truth |
Conditionally loving | Unconditionally loving | Picking Zacchaeus (Luke 19: 5-7) Eating with sinners (Matt 9:10) |
Harsh and critical | Kind, gentle and understanding | Woman with issue of blood (Luke 8: 46-48) |
Controlling | Releasing and empowering | Disciples sent on mission (Matt 10: 5-7)Â Gadarene Demoniac (Mark 5: 18-20) |
Unforgiving | Forgiving | Woman caught in Adultery (John 8:10-11) |
Cold and distant; void of emotion | Full of compassion, affectionate and warm | At Lazarus’ tomb (John 11: 33-35) |
Indifferent towards us; others are more important | Attentive towards us; fiercely protective. | Woman with the alabaster jar (Mark 14: 6-9) |
Disappointed with us | Full of grace for our weaknesses; calls and restores us. | Recommissioning of Peter (John 21: 15-17) |
Stingy and withholds good things | Generous and loves to give abundantly | Abundant leftovers after feeding the 5000 (Matt 14: 20) |
Removing the Filters
Once you recognise a filter over your heart or in your thinking, you can go on a journey of identifying where it came from and processing it in order to walk in freedom. Download my step-by-step guide to 'Removing Father Filters' here.
Work through the steps with the Holy Spirit and recognise that it may take time and practice to get used to the process. This is not a formula and there's no rush to work everything through quickly - take your time. Hopefully the suggestions in the document will help you take positive steps towards deeper intimacy with the Father. There is so much more of Him for us to enjoy.
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