tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298156.post116188425163786142..comments2007-03-03T13:46:17.164-08:00Sharktacoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14211582724058718297noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298156.post-1164177391862406602006-11-21T22:36:00.000-08:002006-11-21T22:36:00.000-08:00I think our idea of a "relationship with God" is quickly being changed and re-evaluated. Our current perception of God is fairly outdates and, to be honest, far too dependant upon the assumptions of others. I think God can only be found through the surrender of previous "concepts" or notions of truth...truly, God lies behind our own thoughts and perceptions..at the very core of our awareness. <BR/>I agree that there is an awakening that is happening and it is my own...the last stage of "evolution" of course is returning to where it all began...we are returning to being God ourselves. <BR/>I'd appreciate it if you would visit my own site as it is completely dedicated to this emerging perception of Unity. Perhaps you will find it interesting<BR/><BR/>Namaste,<BR/><BR/>A Forgetful GodForgetful Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16168598035528964385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298156.post-1161905462621574452006-10-26T16:31:00.000-07:002006-10-26T16:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for your response.<BR/><BR/>I'd say you hit the nail on the head. It's amazing, my relationship with my children has helped me understand God in so many ways. It is easier to forgive and be understanding when we have a Heavenly Father who has treated us with grace.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298156.post-1161896745589099642006-10-26T14:05:00.000-07:002006-10-26T14:05:00.000-07:00Hey Bill, thanks for your thoughts. You say<BR/><BR/>"If God has placed a model for us to relate to him in an earthly parents relationship with their children, it would seem I have been looking at it all from the wrong direction"<BR/><BR/>What I meant was that as parents we have the responsibility of being the "father figure" the "authority figure" that instills in our kids their sense of self worth, their faith in themselves and in the world, their ability to love and be loved. <BR/><BR/>That's what a "father" does (mother too of course) and so when God is called our "father in heaven" it is referring to how God can do that in our own lives (especially where our earthly fathers have failed). God can be a "father for the fatherless" and a relationship with God can instill in us a new identity and lead us to love be transformed to his likeness.<BR/><BR/>So being a dad is an amazing thing because on the one hand we are entrusted with molding the souls of our kids (I think of the Creed song "With Arms Wide Open") and at the same time we learn how God loves us as our father and his kids.sharktacoshttp://sharktacos.com/God/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298156.post-1161886805075159262006-10-26T11:20:00.000-07:002006-10-26T11:20:00.000-07:00I have been trying to look at my relationship with God as my father to understand how I should raise my kids, but lately I have been thinking more that how I deal with my children will help me to understand how I relate to God. If that makes sense. If God has placed a model for us to relate to him in an earthly parents relationship with their children, it would seem I have been looking at it all from the wrong direction.<BR/><BR/>I believe that God leads me to see the hurt that my causes through the eyes of those I have sinned against, in this way I can step into his role as a father, but to my own children and help them to see the hurt they cause others through the eyes of those they have wronged.Billnoreply@blogger.com