John 1:12

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God"

Like I said, the best way I could describe Dave is that I would be proud to have him as my father. And on earth, he is the closest person I have ever had to a godly father.

I know he loves me and that he is proud of me.

Jared's cell teaching tonight was on what a good father is and should be and what a person without one is like. What God as a Father truly is.

I've come to the point where I know what a good father is and what I can expect from one. What I can expect from my true Father, God. I know that my spiritual father is loves me, is proud of me, and has taught me what to do to change.

It's my turn to truly rely on God as my Father and use what I've learned from Dave.