A Teenager Can Teach You A lot.


 How a teenager can teach you about your relationship with God. 
By Liz King

    Weird title huh? Well, God showed me something recently and I’d like to share. I am now a proud owner of a teenager. I have been able to keep alive a human 14 years now! When he was small, he always wanted to be with me, he always believed and trusted everything I said. He didn’t doubt my love for him. When I told him to do something, he usually did it. But as he got older, he thinks he’s smarter than me, he thinks he knows what’s best. He now wants to spend time with his friends and other things, not me.

    I am reminded of a commercial I once saw, I believe it was a Christmas one. A girl has started growing up and kept brushing off the father who wanted to spend time with her. It wasn’t till she had children of her own that the pattern began to repeat. Then, over a cup of foldgers coffee, she then begins to think of her father and goes to make amends and surprises him at Christmas. This is how I’m beginning to feel.

    My son wanted to watch a movie recently, so for 2 months, when there are no plans, I’d ask him if he wanted to watch the movie. He always tells me he’s busy. the only time I exist right now is when he’s hungry, wants something, or it’s for his benefit. It hurts because I want to spend time with my son but he just wants to spend time doing other things or with other people. He’s basically acting like a normal teenager. Then I began to wonder if this is how God must feel?

    God loves us so much and wants to spend time with us. He wants to be loved and acknowledged by His creation, but we mainly focus on our wants and desires. Sometimes we only come to him when we need something or in an emergency begging for help. We don’t want to put in any time with developing a strong relationship with Him. 

    How many times do we ignore the desire to spend time in his presence or read his word? How many times in prayer do we talk and ask for things for ourselves or make prayer just about us? Are we acting like a teenager with God?

    It hurts him when we do not desire to spend time with him. It makes him sad when he blesses us and we refuse to acknowledge him. We are to be like children when it comes to God. When we were children we believed what we were told. We did not question or doubt. We knew Jesus loved us, we knew he created the heavens and the earth. When we don’t spend time with God, it gets harder to trust him because we begin to trust in our own logic and reason and that can hinder us. It can stifle the fire God has put within us, causing us doubt and fear. It causes us to trust in our ability, rather than Gods. 

    Do you ignore him? Are you selfish with your time? Do you choose yourself or an idol over him? Are you believing and trusting him? Is God only convenient when it’s on your terms? Do you love him or do you love yourself more? God loved you more. He willingly died for you so you could live. He put you before himself. Are you ashamed of him? Do you know him? The more you shut him out the further YOU put distance between your heart from God's heart.


- Liz King

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