A Son and Heir

I have been trying to write this first blog post for almost a month now.  I have been telling myself that it is because I do not have time or that I am just too sleepy after putting the kids to bed but really it is because I think it has to be perfect.  What I have come to realize is that this blog is inherently about not being perfect, yet being passionately and compassionately loved by God which can completely transform and bless beyond measure.  So I decided to go ahead and write my first post.  So without further ado, here it is. 

This is a blog about my life.  It is not about politics, psychology, or even theology.  It is about me and the real things that brings to God and away from God over and over and over again.  Sometimes I think I am like the proverbial gerbil in the wheel or in those little tubes I saw in pet stores as a kid.  I am either trying my hardest to get somewhere but I never seem to go anywhere or I feel trapped and forced in the only one direction I can take (good) or I could just give everything up and go backwards (bad) which I could never do. But it is not really about those things.  It is not about my goals and dreams or my directions.  It is really about those things that are on my mind every day.  It is easy to talk about or around things but I have consciously determined myself to make this blog about those things that really matter or do not matter but seem to matter.  I want this blog to be, like we used to say in the 90’s, real.  This blog will not always be detailed analysis of my mind.  Sometimes it will be theology or a book review.  It might be a story or opinings about things I have learned or not learned.  I have been reading the Psalms and they are, when come to in the right way, everything the church has always said about them.  The point is that this blog will be about how God is transforming my life as I deal with the real and honest issues of my life. 

What are these supposedly real things?  Well the list is anxiety, depression, autism, relationships, family, and later “pastoral care.”  I will tackle each one of these in upcoming posts.  I started writing about anxiety and realized it was a whole post itself.  Ha! But before I bid you adieu, I want to let you know why Son and Heir. 

Everywhere, and I mean everywhere, the Scriptures the Bible is about God making us a part of his Family Kingdom.  The Father has determined that through a mystical union with His unique and only Son that we will become sons of God also.  The Spirit reveals the mission to our minds to believe in His Word, quickens the heart to trust in His promise, and strengthens us so that we place our faith in Him.  The Spirit unites us with Christ who brings us to the loving Father.  Well really I cannot do this justice.  For now it is best to let the Word speak. 

Galatians 4:-7

4 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, ² but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. ³ In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. ⁴ But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, ⁵ to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. ⁶ And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” ⁷ So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.