Naomi and I have been watching the TV series "The West Wing". It is a drama focused on the west wing of the White House. In the series we get to see what personal interaction between a president and his kids might be like. The difficult part is finding the balance between their dad being their dad and their dad being the president of the United States.
In the same way I believe we need to find that balance in our relationship with God. He is the almighty creator of the universe, yet he is our father. How do we approach him? He wants us to come to him as our father, yet we also need to have the awe and fear of him as God. We dare not come too flippantly (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7) but we know we can come boldly before his throne (Hebrews 4:16).
This coming thursday night we are going to talk about how we come to God in prayer. How do you talk to God? As the creator of the universe? As your father? As your boss? As a stranger?
