Fear, God, childhood, motherhood, etc. November 22, 2008
Posted by Karen Joy in Babies, Books I'm Reading, Christian Living, Christianity, Family, God/Christianity/Church, Introspective Musings, Parenting, Political Thought, Sad Things, The Kids, Vineyard Phoenix.7 comments
The comments by Shellie & Christy on my last post have got me thinking some deep thoughts about the nature of God, fear itself, my childhood, and how all of that combined affects both my relationship with and understanding of God, and informs my parenting.
To sum up my thoughts regarding fear and God, I think it unbiblical to proclaim: “Be afraid.” However, anyone who says, “Have fear? Turn to God” can have their words supported biblically. Anyone who says, “Be prepared. Be alert” may be speaking with biblical support, but it gets a little cloudy, depending on what preparedness or alertness looks like, and from what motivation it stems.
Lemme ’splain where I’m coming from. (This gets long…)
