What I've learned about God from being a parent

We are about to experience some big changes around my house. We are having a boy in just a few days. We are all so excited and cant wait to have him here in our home without being inside my wife. Getting ready for another has made me think back to all that being a parent has taught me and it is incredible what parenting teaches you about God and your relationship to him. Here are a few:

1- It is incredible how courageous my kids are when they know their dad is there to catch them - My kids are pretty daring but their courage is amped up 100% when they know that dad is their to catch them. My youngest will climb and jump off anything if she knows that i am there to catch her, and she knows i will never drop her. So true spiritually. I want to always know that if i am walking in obedience he is right there with me and i can be filled with courage and be daring in this life.

2 - It is awesome to see my kids not walk in fear because i am with them - the dark is scary when you are young, but when i am holding my daughters hand we are ok. Let go of that hand and you will hear it in the next county, but if i am there holding her hand we can trek through the darkness with no problem because she knows i will not lead her into a bad place. I am realizing that it is never God's hand that pulls away but rather mine and if i am willing and seeking after him, he is there.

3 - It is amazing how my kids will give away almost everything when they know i am willing to buy them something better - Now that might sound pretty shallow but i think there is a huge truth packed in there that you can find in Malachi 2:8-10. When they know that i am going to buy them something they are so willing and even excited to give away what they currently own. Amazing how i forget that what i own currently is and will always ultimately belong to God but i get so nervous and try to hold onto it all.

4 - It is humbling how my kids ask for the biggest things thinking their dad can do anything - I both love it and hate it when my girls ask for something so outlandish that it is almost funny. I love it because they think I'm superman, and i hate it because i know i can not give it to them. How awesome is it that we can ask those big things to God and not have to be worried that He cant handle it. Now maybe He will in His love say no, but "Sorry i cant" will never be the response. God ahead and ask - He can do anything.