God enjoys you in the same way, or more so, that you enjoy your kids

Years ago your mom and I were at a big church meeting, conference, revival or something like that held by the charismatic church we attended at the time.  The worship time at these meetings would go on for an hour or more each night (which was great).  In addition to the informally organized dancers, during the worship time there were people running around the arena waving very large banners.  This was not scripted, just something people did spontaneously.

We were sitting in the balcony most of the nights and watching the people running got me to thinking - what does this have to do with worshiping God?  God answered (even though I don't recall directing that question to Him).  God enjoys us experiencing his joy and having fun in Him. Those people running around were glad to be worshiping God, to be in his presence, that's how they were expressing it, and you can bet God was enjoying that expression of joy.

This happened when you all were very young (before Peter was born I believe) and has served as a reminder of God as a father when I would watch you guys play at the park, or wait for you all as you repeated "wait, wait, wait, just a minute, just a minute" while you and your brother prepared to show us your interpretation of "The Nutcracker" (which never happened as I recall).  I enjoyed watching you guys have fun and know that God enjoys us enjoying living in Him through different contexts of our lives.


So....enjoy all the different things your kids do as infants, babies, toddlers, teenagers (?), and young adults.  We grow, God enjoys.