In the book The Feminine Face of God, the author made a comment that has stuck with me for several months. She said, ‘I don’t want to be a child of God. I want to be an adult of God.’ I found myself wondering if I was a child of God or an adult and which one I even wanted to be. Have you ever thought about such a question?
The Bible talks about becoming like a child on more than one occasion. The qualities of humility, innocence and wonderment are all qualities of a small child. I think of a child’s eyes lighting up at the site of a decorated Christmas tree or the eager questioning and excitement as the family plans their first trip to Disneyland. The sparkle and anticipation is, in my opinion, highly desirable in life. I love looking at life like every day is a visit to God’s candy store.
I also love the intellectual stimulation that I only get in conversation with another adult. Perhaps you too have longed for more mature conversation after spending a day with children. Can you have both in your relationship with a Higher Power? I believe so.
What if you could be both child and adult? What if you could have the protection of a parent/child relationship, have the feelings of awe and wonderment towards life while having a mature, highly evolved relationship with the Creator of all things?
There are times when I want to feel a protective arm around me. There are nights I have got into bed and asked God for a hug, as I’ve been feeling particularly tired or have felt some fear coming up in my life. I wanted to feel like the little girl sitting on her Daddy’s knee, loved, protected, understood and sheltered from the big, cruel world. I can feel that closeness in my heart constantly.
On the other hand, there are many occasions when I need to tap into the knowledge of God at a much more intellectual level. I want answers that are far beyond needing to feel loved and protected. I am able to go to that place also.
After reading The Feminine Face of God, I realized that like most things in my life, I want to have my cake and eat it too. I decided that there were times when I could be the child and there were occasions for me to be the adult. It’s really not much different than in any other intimate relationship.
Probably like you, I have been known to giggle, play the little girl and sit on my partner’s knee in an intimate human relationship. Moments later, I could be debating something as intellectually stimulating as the viability of life in outer space. We think nothing of having those dichotomies in our earthly relationships. Why not enjoy that same dichotomy in our spiritual relationships? It’s those variances in conversation and range of emotions that makes a human relationship so dynamic, so stimulating, so vibrant. Should our spiritual relationship with a Higher Power be any less rewarding?
There are times I am a child of God and I love the warm, protective feeling it evokes as I cuddle up in the arms of Heaven and there are times when I want to be in partnership with Intelligent Source knowing there is unlimited wisdom, knowledge and power at my disposal. I wouldn’t want to choose one or the other and so I don’t. I enjoy both. What about you?
Blessings,
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Jan Janzen is a non-denominational minister, author and entrepreneur. Her book Devil with a Briefcase: 101 Success Secrets for the Spiritual Entrepreneur along with her CD series for the Spiritual Entrepreneur and other resources for the entrepreneur with ethics are available at
www.spiritualentrepreneurinfo.com. For more information on Jan’s ministry and her support of microfinance projects around the world, please visit www.janjanzenministries.com
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