tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post6591438749827454110..comments2023-10-04T18:01:43.464-05:00Comments on Dads Teach the Bible: Motivation to Get Started AbidingMike Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-69130891654870360892015-05-17T17:56:31.834-05:002015-05-17T17:56:31.834-05:00Good and helpful analogy, Mike. If I don't sp...Good and helpful analogy, Mike. If I don't spend time with someone, I won't get to know much about him/her. <br /><br />Same with God. <br /><br />And that time must be in the context of the overall relationship; it covers both devotion (for my wife, my love for her, what I admire her for, my longings for and about her) as well as massive elements of daily life as we experience it together. And those experiences shape the nature of our relationship, our trust, our commitment to each, our dreams together, our failures and needs, etc. <br /><br />That's why 45 years experiencing life together with the sufferings, the joys, the dailies that reveal deeper things about each other, produce a relationship that will never be duplicated with any other....<br /><br />Other than with God. Neither, though, are automatic. And both take the work you outlined.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631165961382647198noreply@blogger.com