We recoil at the description of helicopter parenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps that is why we resist the thought of God literally running every detail of our life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can Jesus’ relationship with His Father show how we can relate with our Father ?
The same Father !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personal, prompting this article–
Psalm 90 is a bit hard, unless you’ve been there, unless you’re there.
God sends stuff.
God sends a boatload.
And more.
And you ask—and I ask,
Why all this ?
Why now, after all these years ?
\u2606 What I have learned ?\u2606
What have I not learned ?
There is still hope !
Something I wrote over 15 years ago, still ringing true today:
“What I don’t deserve is the goodness of God graciously sending me consequences for my sin to lead me to repentance.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is helicopter parenting by God !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is anything off-limits for God in our lives, in my life ?
Re-worded—Anything God can’t do in my life ?
Re-worded—Anything I don’t want God to do in my life ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We may say–
There are some things I have to do, that God might not.
We may say–
God gave me a brain, to figure out some things myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sounds so American, to Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sounds so arrogant, to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want to get something done today.
And–
God wants to get something done today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does it take for the two to match ?
Which one has to move ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Have Your own way, Lord.
Have Your own way.
You are the potter;
I am the clay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mold me and make me
After Your will,
While I am waiting,
Yielded and still.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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