Living Relationships
There’s something about a relationship with toddlers that gives a blueprint for how we deal with God.
Power and responsibilities lie with the adult yet most of the communication is about the demands and needs of the youngster.
An outsider looking in will observe the joy with which the parent gives up resources to the exploring demands of the child.
Likewise it is for God with us. We continue to make demands on Him either directly or indirectly regardless of nature of the request or how prepared we are to bear the responsibilities associated with them.
Watching the early signs of impatient independence reminds me of God’s love for us in the relationship between parent and child.
There are ground rules to protect the child. When the child rebels, the repercussions that come is not a sign of hate by the parent. Rather, it’s the natural consequence of exercising the wrong choice.
The good book tells us what God communicated to His children – “I set before you life and death. Choose life”.
The rebels always feel they know better than those that raised them. The more wilfully you bite the hand that raised you, the worse the consequences of your actions.
Children are always prone to be manipulative. Even the most caring. It’s an instinctive thing. Self absorptionon is a vicious spiral.
We learn more when we make sacrifices. Paradoxically, we tend to last longer that way.
Selfishness clouds our view of events. It’s the default nature. Like tending a garden, constant effort is required to nurture a wholesome view of our world.
Seeing from our own perspective only limits us in ways we cannot even imagine.
Selfishness binds us to the perception from our senses we home in on, causing a vicious feedback loop.
Ever been in a situation you were making remarkable progress and you were halted by strife? Downhill motion is ever so much faster. That’s what happens when selfishness steals in.
Without Me you can do nothing. Abiding in a standard away from our own personal feelings enables us to achieve so much more!
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