The Teenager In Us

Have you ever noticed how much we are like the teenager, parent relationship with God? There comes a time in most teenagers life where they want nothing to do with their parent unless they need something or are in trouble. The come to the parents with a need and if the parent does not comply to their teenagers request than they storm off, ignoring the parents. They then might go and find another way to get what they want that might lead into trouble. They want what they want and now. They do not always understand the parents reasoning for saying no. The parents than may not see or hear from their child again until another need arises or they are in trouble.

Is this not how we are with God at times? How many times have we gone to God with a request? We don't acknowledge God for who He is in our lives and what He has done. We don't offer up thanksgiving or praise to Him. We just expect Him to comply when we say Bless me Father give me what I am wanting. And just like a teenager when we are told no we get angry at God. We too can tend to storm off and try to doing it ourselves and in our own way.

Like parents, we would love for our teenager to just sit down and talk to us. To share their day, concerns, fears and joys. TO sit and get to know us. God is the same way. He is wanting His children to just sit at His feet in His presence getting to know HIM!

When was the last time you went to God with out a request but to just sit in His presence offering up Praise for who HE is?

2 Timothy 3:1-4
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, (NASB)

Be Blessed

Getting Dressed for the Day!

When we get up in the morning we decide what we will wear for the day. In Colossians 3:12 it states: So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience: (NASB)

What if we visualized putting on the heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patiences as though they were articles of clothing?

When we get up each day invision ourselves putting on our clothes as though each article of clothing were one of those acts. Helping us to know how to treat those we may come into contact with. Rather we get along with them or not.


First put on the t-shirt of compassion as it covers our heart that guides our feelings

Second put on a shirt as we put one arm into the sleeve of gentleness and the other arm in the sleeve or kindness; as it is with our arms that we reach out to help others.

Third put on the pants of patience as we kneel in prayer for others and or our self as we wait.

Finally putting on the shoes of humility as we try to walk in the other persons shoes.

Once we have dressed for how we are to treat others, we can then put on the clothes to help us for what may come against us.

Ephesians 6:11-17 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
15and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
16in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

By doing this each day we have prepared ourselves for whatever lies ahead of us. In how to treat others and how to stand against adversity.

Be Blessed