Who to be blamed? The first one I called is my Mom. But, of course I'm not going to question about the genetic factor she gave to me and immediately she put all the blame on Dad without me mentioning it. I'm not sure how I feel the moment my Mom sounded optimistic about three offspring of her having this symptom including me. I nearly forgot I can pray to God for healing. And my mother suggested me to pray instead of having medication like my brothers. Yes, the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want...-Psalm 23.
And without a doubt, we are calling the God ABBA Father too and this is one of the calling that pleases Him. At the same time, when we are close to someone, often we will straight call out his/her name. Christ told us He no longer take us as servants, but friends.
John 15:15 (New International Version)
15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
But with God/ABBA FATHER, that's a different case. We cannot pray like we are dealing with a friend or bargaining with God for something whenever we pray. I know, somehow, we talk to God for everything, we share our personal things even tough He already knows it. But that is like a daughter telling a father her problem, hoping that she could use some advice and guidance from the experienced old man. Similarly, through prayer, Christians receive guidance for the next step of their life every moment and this is from the Almighty Creator.
Let say, what if one day when you are so focused in reading a book, your father walked in. Of course, you won't bother too much and probably wouldn't even know he's there or just "erm" with whatever he said. But question is, what would you do, if Christ is the one who walked in. Maybe you would jump off your desk and hug Him, thanks Him for the salvation. Or, just ask Him bunches of questions you wonder about the world.
But, are you sure?
Wouldn't you feel that you are so small, that you cannot even process your feeling when Christ walked in? Your mind will be blank, I might want to tell. Because you are feared. So as to ABBA FATHER, we worship Him in tremble and if we are "really" close enough to Him, we find hard to sin or pick up our old-style bad habit anymore because we are feared of God.
See the differences between Christ and God?
Chapter 15:1, I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.





