tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683513236118788539.post6920979457163031167..comments2023-09-30T08:16:16.619-07:00Comments on Galatians419: Has God Become Your Neglected Housewife?Allen Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02813013607341581179noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683513236118788539.post-81445019939603654802010-06-02T05:49:14.043-07:002010-06-02T05:49:14.043-07:00This has been a tough one for me. Often the fine l...This has been a tough one for me. Often the fine line between spending time with God and spending time daydreaming gets blurred. My thoughts tended to drift away from "holy" things toward the day-to-day cares that seemed so important to me at the time. This happened so often, I began to feel guilt and after a while began to question whether in fact I had a 'real' relationship with God at all since I couldn't seem to stay focused on 'holy' topics.<br /><br />I like to think about nature as a pretty good place to look for God. I find peace with the idea that most people look, act, worship, and think differently than me when I consider the variety found in the animal and plant worlds. <br /><br />In a similar vein, I look at the parent-child relationship as another good way to find God. How often do my children sit down with me just to talk to me about 'parent-ly' things? Yeah, right. My son, sitting down next to me to tell me how much he admires me, what a good job I'm doing running my job, how much he likes the house rules, etc. Ain't going to happen. The whole idea is so foreign to him (and to me) it makes me wonder if my concept of what God wants t hear from me may be flawed to the core.<br /><br />When my kids decide to visit me (never as often as I'd like), I want to hear about them and how things are going with them. I don't want them telling me about my life, I already know all about that. I want their thoughts, cares, likes & dislikes. So, what about that pictures leads me to think God wants me to sit with him and restrict my conversations to "God-related" topics? I have come to believe he just wants to hear what's on my mind, even if it is nothing more important than who I think did a good job on American Idol.<br /><br />It's all part of my relationship with God, to allow him into every part of my life, withholding nothing. I'm reminded of how much I desire to NOT become 'oversaved' as in this video. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maqOpMXnDjQTres Chicoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715790721556480893noreply@blogger.com