It is true that the name of the thing determines the purpose of a thing; google. I heard of a story once of a young woman who named her child Lucius Maximus. I also heard of another woman who named her son Judas Randolph Pinochet. There was more than one Judas in the bible and it wasn't clear what she was trying to get at with respect to the purpose of her son. The mother was the Octomom; I think maybe. We have also heard of the story of Jabez in the bible. I suppose Jabez repented and had a good prayer. Google "The prayer of Jabez."
One of the benefits of reading these old but good parables is to be edified by timeless and universal truths with current and immediate applicability. If you never has a father, you can get a good idea of what a good one is like by reading Christ ( also read Psalms 27.10-David was a good father role model too) and remember; He said that if they did these horrible things to me, then how much more will they do them to my servants? Read John 1 and remember that "..to the many that believed, to them he gave the power to become children of God." The most important prayer of all is to say"..thy will be done, thy Kingdom come." You and your way mucks it up man! Here, this is another prayer for one to avoid although it has, somehow, become incorporated in the modern culture in a nuanced fashion. Read Isaiah 47:5-13. From David, we learn that a King can make sincere mistakes and sincerely repent. Read also Psalms 50. He can also be a pretty good father to all his children in due season.
Now if its a father, wife, girlfriend, husband or a friend, remember that if the only thing that is consistent about them is that they are inconsistent, it speaks volumes. When they tell you to throw the word of God behind your back and just live, the first thing to do is just run! When sinners entice you, do not consent. The only thing that is consistent is that they are inconsistent.
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