At LRW, our speaker brought Psalms 139:13-14 to our attention with a very good point.  God is our creator, therefore He can make the rules!   I have to confess that I’ve disobeyed God’s rules before.  I have ignored them, reworded them, or flat just pretended they weren’t there (remember the buffet from yesterday?)  Just like I have to grow my teenager up to be all God intends Him to be by setting rules and guidelines for him, God does the same for me!  I don’t like setting rules and guidelines for my son.  I’d rather every day be a fun day!  I bet God feels that way too. 

NMgirls:  God started this world off to be paradise.  One garden, all needs met, a companion to take walks with.  What more could a person ask for?   All of us have to submit to rules in order to survive our time on earth together.  I have to tell you that I believe it is far easier to break the rules than it is to be responsible for setting them!  Do the same tears that sting my eyes at times because I have to hold my son to a rule also sting Jesus’ eyes when He has to hold me responsible?  Does Jesus have the urge to look away from a wrong I’ve done like I want to do with my son from time to time – because it would be less painful?  I venture to say that our Father’s heart grieves in heaven like ours does here on earth.  Parenting isn’t easy, and He has the biggest job of them all!