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I think this is a good example of how a parent/child relationship is supposed to look.
The parent has to be pretty secure to be able to listen, discuss things, and even admit faults.
Most parents aren't secure enough to really do that.
God gives us a perfect example of this open communication in Isiah 1:18
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:"
God always knows better than us, and always knows the right answer,
but he doesn't say, "Shut up and listen".
God wants his children to talk to him, and discuss things.
Listening to us, even thought he doesn't need to,
is one way he shows love and compassion toward us.
If God, who is perfect, and always has the right answers, listens to his children,
then how much more should an imperfect parent, who isn't always right, listen to his children.
The parent has to be pretty secure to be able to listen, discuss things, and even admit faults.
Most parents aren't secure enough to really do that.
God gives us a perfect example of this open communication in Isiah 1:18
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:"
God always knows better than us, and always knows the right answer,
but he doesn't say, "Shut up and listen".
God wants his children to talk to him, and discuss things.
Listening to us, even thought he doesn't need to,
is one way he shows love and compassion toward us.
If God, who is perfect, and always has the right answers, listens to his children,
then how much more should an imperfect parent, who isn't always right, listen to his children.