Today my daughter went to her first all day church event starting at 9:00 am. Her long day of church activities includes a sleepover at the church after a day of swimming, Bible verse memorization and a scavenger hunt. I was very excited for her, however, I selfishly wanted her to call me or my wife to come pick her up. Why, you ask? If she calls for an early ride home that means she loves us and would rather be home with us than at church, right? If she does not call, she has chosen church over her loving parents.........
I told my wife I wish our kids could be dependent on us their entire lives and never let a day go by without calling us. Of course I know my 9 year old little girl loves us and I am thankful to God for the relationships she has with our church family.
This situation forced me into a state of conviction. As soon as the words left my mouth regarding our daughter's dependence on us the Holy Spirit was pulling on my heart strings asking if Jesus feels this way about His children. The answer is YES. We see God's desire for our dependence on Him in the garden with Adam and Eve, He is the one who seeks them out, to Paul's three day blindness causing total dependence on Jesus. How often do we neglect, or forget, to call our Heavenly Father who would love our call just to check in?
Later in the evening, I called the church to check on my daughter and of course she was alive and well.
Do we emphasize our children's necessity for dependence, while their young, on us while neglecting our dependence on our Father? I know I do.
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