But, at some time we earthly parents must realize children do become adults, 
and are no longer babies.  Neither should they be treated as babies.  Else, 
they will never learn to stand on their own.  God, as we earthly parents do, 
gives his children principles whereby to reach success, both physically and 
mentally.  If we don't follow those principles we must reap the consequences 
of our foolish decisions.  I had to come to this realization regarding my 
own adult son.  I had to realize if I continued to bale him out of all the 
difficulties in which he found himself, he would never learn to stand up on 
his own, and to solve his own problems.  He was continuing to make the same 
mistakes, and was expecting me to come, like a super hero and to extricate 
him from problems which were his own fault.  Which could have been avoided 
had he listened to me in the first place.  Thereby, I would be defeating 
Gods mandate to be as fine a parent as I could be.  As that was the  job 
assigned me.  The principles by which we should live our lives is written in 
the bible.  Too often we ask God to get us out of situations we have often 
put ourselves in to through our own poor decisions or lack of learning 
effective problem solving skills.  Or by not following the ways prescribed 
us by biblical principles or instructions.  Rather than asking him to show 
us where we failed and how to extricate ourselves.  Promising him we will do 
our best to learn from each difficulty.  That such might not befall us in 
future.  An example of which is the prescript to cast all our worries and 
cares on Jesus, and to take his burden upon us.  As his burden is light.  If 
we actually followed this prescript, how much less would we have to be 
concerned over?  How much lower would our blood pressure be? How much freer 
would we be to concentrate on what we truly want to do in our lives?  Rather 
than being distracted by useless concerns and worries.  If we truly 
believed, for example, God gives us nothing we haven't the strength to 
overcome.  We would act on this knowledge, and proceed to find the strength 
within ourselves through Christ who strengthens each of us, to overcome our 
difficulties.  Too many people are like those who never want to grow up and 
always want to remain immature children.  Because it is easier to expect and 
to prey on Gods enormous love for us to get us out of situations for which 
God has given to us answers in the Bible.  I know this from personal 
experience.  My son fully well understands my love for him has gotten him 
out of several situations based on his personal promise he will do better, 
or is doing better, and all he needs from me is some sort of physical 
support.  Whether that support take the form of financial support or taking 
him back to live with me.  When last I refused.  Because he needed to learn 
not to make such foolish mistakes as he had made he accused me of not caring 
whether he froze to death in the cold.  How often do people accuse God of 
not caring when all he wants from us is to grow up.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: Thank you


> You know I am a parent, and if one of my children were lost, I'd do all I
> could to save them, get their attention.....can't prove it with any Bible
> verse, but doesn't God love his children more than any earthly parrent 
> ever
> could?