How He Loves

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother - which is the first commandment with a promise- 3 so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.


Ephesians 6

i really miss my parents. everyday i thank God for giving me to a pair of such great people. they're the most loving, caring, giving, encouraging, and even sometimes hilarious people i know; and i don't just say this because they are my parents and i'm biased. which, of course i AM but that's just because. anyone who has met them usually falls right in love with them. of course- they do have their annoying moments, but God's a funny dude.

i remember when i was really young, maybe around 4-5? i was so scared to disobey them in any way because i thought they "were God". it sounds really silly but, i distinctively remember thinking & believing that they were God in some way..like God was inside of them, and if i did anything to disobey or make them mad, God would punish me. like..send me to eternal damnation..or that sort of thing. of course i grew up, and then i realized that they're human not God. haha.. but i think this is sort of the idea that we're supposed to have when it comes to respecting and loving and obeying your parents. they're not God, because God is God, and there is only one GOD. but God created this family system so demonstrate the kind of love that he has for his children. i mean, coming from how my parents raised me and how i was loved all my life, i think i can see a glimpse of how God loves me. and that's crazy to me, because my parents love me A LOT. almost to a ridiculous point. God loved me so much that He gave me to two people who i think represent a tiny portion of how he loves me.