The other day my oldest son Sam asked he could go watch at a movie at grandma’s house and then come back when he was done. It was early evening. He had spent the night somewhere the day before and had stayed up very late. I knew he need to go to bed early. I knew it was in his (and my wife’s) best intrest if he got a good night’s sleep. He begged and cried and yelled and was genuinely upset about it. I felt bad for him but I knew it was the best thing for him.
It seemed similar (but obviously very different) to how it must be when I ask God for something and the answer is “no.” I beg and yell and sometimes cry because it’s what I want. But God knows what is best for me (and His Kingdom) and His “no” is based in love (just as my no was based on my love for Sam).
Eventually Sam calmed down and said accepted the answer. I want to learn to accept the answer without all the crying, yelling and begging. I want to learn to trust my Daddy and accept His will. Even when His will is not what I want. I want His will to become my will.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: A N Wilson, converting to atheism, new statesman
New Statesman has a fantastic article of a guy who “converted” to atheism and then came back to Christianity. Don’t miss this. This is great! Click here for the article.
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For so long fundamentalist Christians have talked about dancing as a sin and have made it a “rule” that good Christians shouldn’t dance. What a shame. Christians should be doing what 200 people in Belgium did at the Antwerp Train Station:
