Being a Daddy's Girl

When we say the phrase “Daddy’s girl”, we often think of a young daughter who is close to her father and beloved by father.  I do however believe there is a deeper meaning and concept that we need to draw out of this.

First of all, What is a Daddy’s Girl?

·         A Child who is innocent and carefree.

·         She fully trusts her father to provide for and protect her.

·         She delights in his presence.

·         She knows she is chosen.

Does this concept sound familiar to you in another relationship?  If you said our relationship with Yahweh, our Heavenly Father, then you spoke rightly!

A healthy earthly Father and Daughter relationship is meant to mirror our Heavenly Father and Daughter relationship.  It should also prepare us for a healthy marriage.  Why?  Let’s look at the four areas I mentioned above in more detail.

1.  Innocent and Carefree – we are to be free of evil and sin.  This is represented by the clean and pure innocence of a young child.  The carefreeness comes about as a result of our full trust in our Father to provide for us.  Which directly relates to point number two.

2. She fully trusts her father to provide for and protect her.  A young child with a Healthy Father and Daughter relationship does not worry about where her next meal is going to come from.  She does not worry about her clothing or that mean person.  Her daddy will take care of that!  She has this complete trust and dependence upon her Daddy.

3.  She delights in his presence.  This relationship is reflected by how she lights up when her Daddy enters into the room.  She is totally enthralled by his presence in the room.  He is the center of her world.  Daddy can make anything brighter!

4. She knows she is chosen.  She is her Daddy’s daughter.  No one else can have that position.  It was a position she was born to and chosen for.  It is something that can never go away, so she is very secure in her position as her Daddy’s daughter.

If a woman has this as her basis of life, it builds a strong foundation for life.  She has the building blocks in place for a wonderful deep relationship with the Messiah as well as a foundation for a healthy marriage.  Relating each of these concepts from the Daddy Daughter relationship to marriage, you see that the Innocence and Purity represents how she has kept herself for her marriage both physically and emotionally.  She is carefree as she has not had to worry about her future as a daughter of her father and her Heavenly King, why should she start now?  She trusts her father now her husband to provide for and protect her.  She delights in his presence which would include honoring and respecting him and knows she is chosen by her beloved husband.  

Can you see how important the Daddy Daughter relationship is to the health of our future?  What God intended for our early years translates into a healthy and wonderful future.  I can truly say I have been blessed by a wonderful Daddy who has fulfilled and provided a fabulous Daddy Daughter relationship.