There's been controversy about parents using leashes on their toddlers when parents are out and about (i.e., shopping at a mall, on family hikes and amusement parks). Some would like to argue its inhumane, we're treating our children like animals, we aren't good parents because we can't control them on walks. If its any consolation my mother was a single mother and leashed my sister and I. I leashed my oldest while my younger two were in a stroller. We have all survived and are not scared by it.
I write this now to get you, my readers, thinking. Two weeks ago while listening to a sermon on Faith, God was working on my heart yet again. At the time I sat there and listened, and it honestly didn't speak to me as loudly as I would have liked it. Quite possibly because I have heard sermons on Faith before. I sat there and doubted what God was trying to tell me. Why this? What am I not doing? Then, of course, a few nights later this idea of God having me on a leash came to me. It reminded me of the times I had to leash my oldest. It reminded me of all the times my mom had explained how she used to use them on my sister and I. How she would have one in each hand, and we would get out in front of her walking, and she had trained us to move with a tug. Almost like you would a horse (English style). I'm getting off topic.
I know I'm a child of God. He's not done molding me. He's still working on me. My book isn't written until he calls me home. So as I was laying there in bed (around 1 am) and this thought came to me, I knew I would have to share it with you guys. I could be wrong in my thinking, so please don't quote me on it but, wouldn't it be nice to think of God as your parent (you are a toddler in faith) and he's got you on this leash. Allowing you to move about with your free will, however when you start to go astray, begin to doubt, begin to get too prideful; he is still there gently tugging on you saying, "No beloved, that's not where I want you to go. I love you, and I know what's best for you. Here my child stay on this path I have given you. If you get lost, follow the leash back to me."
Faith is: Faith is trusting what you can not see (a leash), Faith is believing that the God who created us loves you and will not fail you, Faith is submitting your free will to God when you go astray, Faith is honoring God by coming back to him, Faith is loving God as your Father because no matter what you do God will always love you.
I guess I just needed a reminder.
P.S. We have wrapped up Oregon. We're currently staying with my husband's parents until housing opens up and my husband's mom is healed. Our house in Oregon is now pending and soon to be sold. God is Good! Stay tuned for more on my walk with God.
I write this now to get you, my readers, thinking. Two weeks ago while listening to a sermon on Faith, God was working on my heart yet again. At the time I sat there and listened, and it honestly didn't speak to me as loudly as I would have liked it. Quite possibly because I have heard sermons on Faith before. I sat there and doubted what God was trying to tell me. Why this? What am I not doing? Then, of course, a few nights later this idea of God having me on a leash came to me. It reminded me of the times I had to leash my oldest. It reminded me of all the times my mom had explained how she used to use them on my sister and I. How she would have one in each hand, and we would get out in front of her walking, and she had trained us to move with a tug. Almost like you would a horse (English style). I'm getting off topic.
I know I'm a child of God. He's not done molding me. He's still working on me. My book isn't written until he calls me home. So as I was laying there in bed (around 1 am) and this thought came to me, I knew I would have to share it with you guys. I could be wrong in my thinking, so please don't quote me on it but, wouldn't it be nice to think of God as your parent (you are a toddler in faith) and he's got you on this leash. Allowing you to move about with your free will, however when you start to go astray, begin to doubt, begin to get too prideful; he is still there gently tugging on you saying, "No beloved, that's not where I want you to go. I love you, and I know what's best for you. Here my child stay on this path I have given you. If you get lost, follow the leash back to me."
Faith is: Faith is trusting what you can not see (a leash), Faith is believing that the God who created us loves you and will not fail you, Faith is submitting your free will to God when you go astray, Faith is honoring God by coming back to him, Faith is loving God as your Father because no matter what you do God will always love you.
I guess I just needed a reminder.
P.S. We have wrapped up Oregon. We're currently staying with my husband's parents until housing opens up and my husband's mom is healed. Our house in Oregon is now pending and soon to be sold. God is Good! Stay tuned for more on my walk with God.
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