Prayer for dads

Father, Your Word says, "He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory." The builder is the one who gets the glory. I have been trying to build small temples and grab small glories of my own. The work win that makes me feel important. The right people thinking well of me. The version of my house and family I post online. None of these are Your temple. None of these are worth the glory I try to wring from them. Christ builds the real temple. Christ bears the real glory. Let me work on whatever piece of the project You hand me without trying to steal the praise for myself.

Amen.