Why can't you just listen!?!

Pin It How many times have we as parents asked our children that?  Why can't you just listen, why can't you be good!?!  I am always telling Maddie that she needs to listen to us and just do what we tell her because we know what's best.  We aren't trying to be mean but we want her to respect us and listen to us without complaining or whining then we would all be happy.  She is always saying that we don't want to be her friend or that we don't love her because we are making her clean up or do what is right.  I tell her even when we argue we will always be your friend and always love you!

Hmm..  I start thinking about that and wondering if God is ever thinking the same thing about us?  Wonder if He ever gets frustrated because we don't do what He wants us to do and we don't listen to Him.  Its so funny how we expect our children to be good, perfect sometimes, never whining, telling us yes instead of no.  I know I am guilty of doing that to God and I really need to practice what I preach.  If I am expecting Maddie to be good then maybe I should really work on myself and show her how to do it.  I always say that I am a work in progress but I wish it just wasn't so hard for me sometimes.  Why is it so hard to not yell at my child, get frustrated with my husband because he never notices when the house is actually clean but I guess I never know how his day has gone and what he has on his mind.  Why can't I just be happy with the opportunity I have at staying home with Maddie and taking care of the house.  Not because I want praise for it but because I want to do it, to make myself happy and the family.

Why do we always want everyone else's approval when all we should really care about is God's approval.  God loves us no matter what, even when we are always wondering why, He loves us like no other.  Our spouses approval is always great but I don't think you are ever really going to get approval from them like you do God.

God is faithful when no one else is!!  He never leaves us even though we let Him down over and over.  I am so thankful that he gives us so many opportunities to try and get it right, that He never gives up on us even when we do.  It's so much easier to just give up but Jesus didn't do that.  He knew what they were going to do to Him but did it anyways so that we could be free and forgiven.  It had to be as hard on God watching what they did to His Son but knowing this was what needed to be done.  How can anyone not tear up and be so thankful for God sending His only Son to die on the cross for US!?!  I think I could try a little harder because what we deal with everyday is nothing compared to what Jesus had to endure.

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"And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you."   Matthew 17:20

How an 8 year old explains God

Pin It Yeah yeah, I know I already posted for today but I just got this in an email and thought I would share it with everyone.  Love it!!!

THIS IS FABULOUS!!!
It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if any of us could have done as well?  And the fact that he had such an assignment, in California , and someone published it! I guess miracles do happen!


EXPLANATION OF GOD:
'One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.'


'God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.'


'God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'


'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren't any who come to our church.'

'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and  performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to  learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and  they crucified him But he was good and kind, like his father, and he  told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to  forgive them and God said O.K.'


'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told  him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.'


'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one  of them is on duty all the time.' 

'You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!


Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is  wrong, and besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.'


'If you don't believe in  God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is  good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you  can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big  kids.'


'But...you shouldn't just  always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he  can take me back anytime he pleases...


And...that's why I believe  in God.'



(If you believe in God,  please pass this on, and may God bless you too.)