Your Hope-Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson podcast

When Father’s Day Is Complicated: How to Heal from Wounds and Discover God as the Perfect Father

June 18, 202617m

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Episode Summary:

Father’s Day can be a complicated day—one that quietly reopens wounds many people work hard to keep closed. While social media fills with tributes to loving dads, laughter around backyard grills, and heartfelt cards, there are countless individuals listening today who feel something very different: grief over a father who has died, sadness for a relationship that never was, pain from abandonment or abuse, or longing for a father they never knew. If Father’s Day brings mixed emotions, confusion, or even dread, I want you to know - you are not alone, and there is nothing wrong with you.

On this episode of Your Hope-Filled Perspective, we will gently explore why Father’s Day can be emotionally charged, how our experiences with our earthly fathers shape our emotional and spiritual lives, and - most importantly - how healing is possible. We will talk about how God meets us in the complexity, how He reveals Himself as the perfect Father when human fathers fall short, and how your story does not end with the wounds you’ve endured.

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Quotables from the episode:

For many people, Father's Day isn't just a holiday. It's a trigger.
Scripture reminds us that God is not intimidated by our complicated emotions. He invites honesty, not performance.
That doesn't mean you're weak. It means you're human.
Many people don't realize that their struggle to experience God as loving isn't a spiritual failure. It's often a relational wound.
Recognizing this connection isn't about blaming. It's about understanding.
One of the most important healing steps is learning to separate who God is from who your father was.
God does not inherit the flaws of human fathers.
Healing begins when we allow God to redefine fatherhood for us.
God does not merely fill the gap. He heals the wound.
Healing doesn't erase the past, but it loosens its grip.
You are seen by a Father who delights in you, not because of what you do, but because of who you are.

Scripture References:

Matthew 7:9–11 “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”
Psalm 27:10 – “Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.”
Psalm 68:5 – that He is “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.”

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