August 31, 2010

• The other day i was exasperated with my son. … LOL. What a novel feeling for a parent of an almost 5 year old!

  He’s in this stage (at least i hope it’s a stage!) where he appears to listen to instruction, but not 30 seconds later does exactly the opposite of what he’s been told. GAH!  Earlier that same day we were both crying over relationships in which we felt like we were the ones unloved. We talked it through and came out with the conclusion that at the very least, Judah loved me and I loved him. Later on, as he turned from my instruction to do exactly that which i had told him not to do i said to him that by obeying what i tell him to do he shows me that he loves me. As i heard the words come out of my mouth, “if you love me you will do what i say” i was struck by how very simple that concept is and how Jesus declared the very same thing to us. “If you love me you will do as i command”. I just read it again today in my read through of John. By being obedient we show love. Simple. Or not as simple as it sounds. I continue to stand amazed at how parenting – being the parent – shows me in a small way how God must feel with his own very disobedient children. Thank God he has infinite patience and love!

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