Sons

SUN., FEB. 24, 1985, 6:17 AM
FARM, Study

You are a father, and you have sons. I am part of the Godhead Who is Father and also part of that which is Son. I am the Father of the Son, and I am the Spirit Who does the will of the Father and the Son here in the earth. If it sounds complicated… it is. As you enjoy this respite from winter, hear, o son, as I teach you concerning sons.

Your sons are a part of you, and you are a part of them. You have some responsibility for who they are… in the characteristics they (you) admire and also in those that are bothersome to you. But they are not replicas of you, for each is a soul on a path toward Me, and these paths are not the same as yours. The task or opportunity of spirit is to love these sons, accept them as they are, and help them toward continuing growth.

Yes, these are sometimes disparate and even conflicting ways of functioning. Accepting each son as he is, without comparison to the others or to other young people with whom you are more compatible is what only spirit can do. There is some apparent conflict between this unconditional love and certain characteristics which make each seem to need the benefits of more growth. The comforting fact is that each is in the process of growing, and you can be an influence in this growth. In some ways it is legitimate to hope that they shall develop in ways more compatible with you, for you are basically happy and satisfied with yourself. Yet not a one is a “clone” of you, and each must develop in ways unique.

Your oldest son, Bob, just has been with you, and, as should be expected, his presence was one that brought forth ambivalence. He is a devoted servant of Mine, even as the tradition and expression he has chosen is different from yours. He aspires to be a professor as you are, even as his field is different and his attitudes toward his work vary from yours. His outlook on life is a mixed one. He is more negative and cynical than you would have him be, but he has accomplished much with his own initiative, which has to reflect a faith and trust in the positive nature of life. In many ways he shall not think like you do, but in equally many ways you do not now think as you did when you were his age. It is your spiritual opportunity to share your reflections on life with him. Don’t try to mold him, but do not shy away from influencing him.

Your youngest son, Matthew, is quite a contrast, so it is understandable why they are not compatible as brothers. Matthew (as I have told you many times before) shall be a servant of Mine, but he has not yet showed signs of “enlisting” and becoming active for Me. He has a happy, positive outlook on life, even as he has no worthwhile goal. His lifestyle is aberrantly different from yours… and yet the message to you is the same: share your reflections on life… don’t try to mold him… but go ahead and try to influence him. He is open to your observations, particularly as they come in the positive mode of thinking that is his. Don’t be a critic until you have been an applauder.