God loves to exceed our expectations and break our boxes and today's topic does just that.

As we end our week, today we're exploring God's attributes

that make him a fun, joyful father. Let's allow God to reshape our notion of

him and free our hearts up to enjoy just how good he really is.

He's better than anyone we've ever known and it's my hope today that we can see that with clear

eyes.

Welcome to the First of Team Podcast. Our passage of the day is some 30, through 12 and says you have turned for me my morning into

dancing you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.

Oh Lord, my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

There's a terrible misconception in the church today that our father is not a thong God.

For most Christians, what they know of God comes through worship services rather than direct encounters with the living God.

As the body of Christ we have not cultivated a culture of restored relationship well

but regardless of fault in the church today,

God longs to give you a revelation of how incredibly fun it is to have him as your father.

He longs to guide you into a lifestyle of abundant joy as you grow in

your relationship with him. While God's fun may look different from the worlds, every form of fun apart from His is a cheap imitation.

We see countless examples in scripture of God's children experiencing a depth of joy

unattainable apart from God. David writes in Psalm 1611,

you make known to me the path of life. In your presence there's fullness of joy and your I hand are

pleasures forevermore. The fullness of fun is found with God because he alone guides

us to the path of true life. He alone frees us, heals us, loves us,

loves us, rejoices over us, has grace for us, ands to fully satisfy our desires.

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