Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Lessons about God from My Own Children


 

 

I learn more and more about God each day from my children. I can remember one time being so angry with my oldest son. He said some things he shouldn’t have said. And, I remember thinking that I was done with him. If he wanted to act like an adult, then I was going to treat him like one. He could provide for himself. He could pay his own bills. I was finished. However, as I was driving to work, it came to me that despite what he had said or what he had done, he was still my son. I loved him in spite of his wrong attitude and wrong way of thinking. And, I remember thinking that this is how God is. He loves us even when we mess up and fall. He loves us despite our faults. I am not saying that we should never punish our children or let them do whatever they want. Because even though God does love us, he punishes us for our wrong doing. It is when we recognize our wrong and repent, he welcomes us back. And, just as these thoughts were crossing my mind that day, my cellphone rang. It was my son calling to apologize for his behavior.

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