Whether we admit it or not, every man has many of his father's traits, good or bad. Whether its intellectual or physical, practical or impractical, impulsiveness or carefulness, loving and crude; much of these tendencies are inherited from fathers, sometimes grandfathers. Unfortunately, we often inherited some undesirables such as gullibility, tendencies toward addictive behavior, abusiveness, even an irresponsible spirit. Science has shown us that many of our traits are inherited from our gene pool; we notice it when they start to exhibit themselves without any prompting on our part. Older members of the family spot it quickly and note, "he's acting just like his daddy" or "his grandpa use to act just like that."

   We often inherit special things from the dominant gene contributor: whether or not we have freckles, high blood pressure, pointed ears, hair texture, and skin color which often are contributed by our fathers.

   Usually, when we hear the phrase, "Just like your daddy!" it is used to depict a negative idea; seldom is it used to describe the kind of dad shown in Tyler Perry's movie "Daddy's Little Girls" or depicted by the charter played by Will Smith in the "Pursuit of Happyness." These dads were loving black men who did everything possible to love, protect and care for their children. These were the kind of men that any child could proudly say, "I want to be just like my daddy."

   The ultimate depiction of a father's love is this:

   "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

    When daddy loves as God loves, we want to be like him.