Greetings in Jesus’ name, friends.
I heard that this week from another new father who learned a lesson that I have now learned vicariously. He just disciplined his son for something and was praying about it. He sensed God surprise him with this:
”I didn’t give you your son to make him more like you. I gave you your son to make you more like him.”
I think I will remember that as my 8 month-old son Zion and I hang out together in the months to come. God wants me to become like Zion. And, unlike my inclination to figure that this means cute, adorable, and a JOY (with a sensational hyper-ventilating laugh), I think that God means I am to recognize that I am totally unable, entirely needy, utterly dependent on God. I bring nothing to the table. I cannot do anything useful. I am pretty well useless. I need God.
Posted by Stephen Court,
I heard that this week from another new father who learned a lesson that I have now learned vicariously. He just disciplined his son for something and was praying about it. He sensed God surprise him with this:
”I didn’t give you your son to make him more like you. I gave you your son to make you more like him.”
I think I will remember that as my 8 month-old son Zion and I hang out together in the months to come. God wants me to become like Zion. And, unlike my inclination to figure that this means cute, adorable, and a JOY (with a sensational hyper-ventilating laugh), I think that God means I am to recognize that I am totally unable, entirely needy, utterly dependent on God. I bring nothing to the table. I cannot do anything useful. I am pretty well useless. I need God.
Posted by Stephen Court,
posted by armybarmy at
5:32 PM
