Comments on: Does God Like to Have Fun? http://www.lifevesting.com/blog/2008/08/does-god-like-to-have-fun/ Create your future. Solve problems. Impact eternity. Live - really live - today. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://www.lifevesting.com/blog/2008/08/does-god-like-to-have-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:48 +0000 http://www.lifevesting.com/blog/?p=376#comment-667 Yep, He has a huge sense of humor. He loves to confound the wise and elevate the simple minded. I get joy from seeing my children obey, perform well, do the right things, mature, and grow strong. I think God is the same way. Does God get joy from my strength? Could "The joy of the Lord is my strength" be interpreted two ways? Hmm... Yep, He has a huge sense of humor. He loves to confound the wise and elevate the simple minded.
I get joy from seeing my children obey, perform well, do the right things, mature, and grow strong. I think God is the same way. Does God get joy from my strength? Could “The joy of the Lord is my strength” be interpreted two ways? Hmm…

]]> By: kenSwitzer http://www.lifevesting.com/blog/2008/08/does-god-like-to-have-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-558 kenSwitzer Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:22:13 +0000 http://www.lifevesting.com/blog/?p=376#comment-558 Well, I think that God just had a little fun with me. I like to think of things from many different perspectives, especially when dealing with smart people like you and those that read your posts. So I was sitting here thinking how do I like to have fun. I like to experience new things, learn new stuff. I enjoy the anticipation of everything. After the service this morning I decided that this would be impossible for God due to his knowing everything all the time and not being surprised by anything. I thought, how sad, and tried to put myself in his shoes. WHOOOOAAAAA!!!!!!! Those are some BIG shoes. (The fun part for Him, I think, was watching me struggle getting out of there before getting "caught") Once I regained my composure from the shear......AW! (don't do that again Ken) I thought to myself, how could anything be fun for God. Then I remembered my lack of knowledge of the English language and ventured over to www.merriam-webster.com to learn more about fun. This is what I saw under definitions, "3 a: amusement, enjoyment". OK, everybody knows the second one. He enjoys praise and adoration from us along with a lot of other stuff like that. But, the first one is where my eye went. (yes, only the one eye while trying to read with the other. That would fall under the first definition, right) OK, so what amuses God? I think we do. Me in particular. Once again, I thought I could look at things like God. I just wont learn. OK, picture this, Me as God and my daughter as people in general. (I know, huh?) I thought of it like when I watch my daughter (3 years old) try to understand things that are far beyond her years. She asked me the other day while driving on a particularly rough road (that should not have been rough) why it was so bumpy. I told her the truth. I am known for that, you know. The road was rough because when it was constructed the guys building the road did not compact the sub-grade to 95% standard proxy as spec'ed in the plans. So that, when the two course surface treatment was applied, the improperly compacted sub-grade allowed for unacceptable amounts of shifting and settling during life of the product. I then looked in my rear view mirror to watch her reaction expecting to be "amused" and saw her blink twice and say, "The road is bumpy because the guys did not pack it right. We want a smooth road". After I woke up from my fainting spell, I drove off of the grass at the park across from Fazolies (sorry parks people) I said you are absolutely correct. I then realized that the amusement that just happened was God's. He was amused by putting me in my place.....one again. This time though it was not by the Omni Present, All Knowing, All Seeing God. It was by a three year old that I tried to prove that I was smarter than. Humf!!!! Someday I might just slip one by Him when He is not looking, right? Fun for God is watching me try to outwit, outplay, outsmart Him. kenSwitzer Well, I think that God just had a little fun with me. I like to think of things from many different perspectives, especially when dealing with smart people like you and those that read your posts. So I was sitting here thinking how do I like to have fun. I like to experience new things, learn new stuff. I enjoy the anticipation of everything. After the service this morning I decided that this would be impossible for God due to his knowing everything all the time and not being surprised by anything. I thought, how sad, and tried to put myself in his shoes.

WHOOOOAAAAA!!!!!!! Those are some BIG shoes.
(The fun part for Him, I think, was watching me struggle getting out of there before getting “caught”)

Once I regained my composure from the shear……AW! (don’t do that again Ken) I thought to myself, how could anything be fun for God. Then I remembered my lack of knowledge of the English language and ventured over to http://www.merriam-webster.com to learn more about fun.

This is what I saw under definitions, “3 a: amusement, enjoyment”.

OK, everybody knows the second one. He enjoys praise and adoration from us along with a lot of other stuff like that. But, the first one is where my eye went. (yes, only the one eye while trying to read with the other. That would fall under the first definition, right)

OK, so what amuses God?
I think we do. Me in particular. Once again, I thought I could look at things like God. I just wont learn. OK, picture this, Me as God and my daughter as people in general. (I know, huh?) I thought of it like when I watch my daughter (3 years old) try to understand things that are far beyond her years. She asked me the other day while driving on a particularly rough road (that should not have been rough) why it was so bumpy. I told her the truth. I am known for that, you know. The road was rough because when it was constructed the guys building the road did not compact the sub-grade to 95% standard proxy as spec’ed in the plans. So that, when the two course surface treatment was applied, the improperly compacted sub-grade allowed for unacceptable amounts of shifting and settling during life of the product. I then looked in my rear view mirror to watch her reaction expecting to be “amused” and saw her blink twice and say, “The road is bumpy because the guys did not pack it right. We want a smooth road”.
After I woke up from my fainting spell, I drove off of the grass at the park across from Fazolies (sorry parks people) I said you are absolutely correct. I then realized that the amusement that just happened was God’s. He was amused by putting me in my place…..one again. This time though it was not by the Omni Present, All Knowing, All Seeing God. It was by a three year old that I tried to prove that I was smarter than.

Humf!!!! Someday I might just slip one by Him when He is not looking, right?

Fun for God is watching me try to outwit, outplay, outsmart Him.

kenSwitzer

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