Simply Thoughts...

The older I get I am realizing that I forget the simply stuff. Yesterday I was driving some students home from a convention and could not find my car keys (the car I was driving was a van). I could not for the life of me remember where I put them and I was a little nervous on how I was going to get home. I looked in my bag, the youth building, my car and finally found them in my office. Why couldn't I remember that? Why couldn't I remember that my keys were in my office? I wish I could say that was the only thing I forget but it's not. I forget really important things like truths found in God's Word. This weekend I was reminded of those simply things and I want to share with you, hoping we don't forget.

God is not only my father but my daddy.

Gal 4:6 is clear that our Spirit cries out to God as daddy. I forget so often that God is my daddy even though I am a father. Caroline most of the time refers to me as "my daddy" not just daddy. I so often forget that God is "my daddy" and loves me more than I could ever love my own children.

God wants to be my friend.

I have so many good friends in life that I talk to, laugh with and share personal thoughts that I have about everything. God wants to be my friend. He wants to spend time with me, laugh with me, cry with me and he just want us to be together. I forget so often to just "Enjoy God."

God is my forgiver.

Caroline many times has come up to me and said, "Daddy I am sorry..." With those big tears and that curled lip how could I not say, "It is ok and I love you." I am so quick to forgive her because I love her. Why is it when I ask God to forgive me, I hold on to it? Caroline runs off to play and I swim in guilt. I need constant reminder that God does forgive...

God wants me to follow.

I am getting ready to write a paper for my masters on the word "follow" and I can't wait to see what I can be reminded of. Such a simply thing to do but I seem to make it difficult. God just wants me to follow him in everything. It's funny because I am so much more happier and joyful when I follow. If I don't life can be a miserable.

I hope you are reminded of these simply truths and my prayer is that we lives these out in our live so that we can be more like Jesus.