Following the Leader

If only there was a way to transfer all of God's wisdom into my heart without messing it up like I do. Man, I just keep wanting to teach my son about God's ways, and I keep losing track of them. 

I can only keep track of God's ways when keeping track of God. Trying to explain it to my son makes me take my eyes off him.

It's kind of like the way the disciples followed Christ. In the morning He would awaken and rise to His feet. Then he would head off in some direction. I don't believe He sat around while the coffee brewed, asking the boys what everyone felt like doing that day. (Maybe He did, but, for the most part, I see Him going where He needed to go, and the disciples following.)

As the disciples awoke and stood, they could see Him going in whatever direction He was walking in, and they would have the choice of following or not. Hmmm, follow the Son of God and see more miracles, or go home and sit around the house? Hmm, tough choice.

If we take our eyes off Jesus, like Peter when he was on the water, we suddenly put our attention on the world and we are no longer able to see God's way for that moment.

I believe we are better off when we "Seek the Kingdom of God" in every moment. In the next moment, the Spirit will shift its urgings toward a new pursuit or a new lesson, and the old ways will not be what is needed. Like a weather vane that points toward the wind. If the wind shifts, the weather vane shifts with it; because of it. If we are of the Spirit and our minds are submitted to it, then we are able to shift from moment to moment also and be in connective will with God.

How do I teach my son to keep his eyes on God if I am taking my eyes off God to teach him that?