Some of us have not been blessed by having good fathers to be our role models. Some have grown up without having fathers in their lives at all. It is therefore difficult to know how to be good fathers themselves. Also these upbringings can affect our attitude to God in His role of being a good father. Our perfect Father is there to help us and to guide us, though at times His discipline will not be welcome. But God always wants the best for us so we need His directing.
In the same way we are meant to be role-models for others whether we be male or female, whether we are fathers, mothers, aunts or uncles. If we have no youngsters of our own we can be teachers, Sunday School teachers or leaders of the youth. With guidance from God, this is something we all can do.
We can learn something about our Everlasting Father from the story of the Prodigal Son. The younger son did not deserve the love of his father in any way. He had disgraced and torn apart the family. He had forfeited his rights yet his father forgave him absolutely and welcomed him. With our heavenly Father his love is unconditional and everlasting, surviving through time and eternity. Nothing can break that union.