Helicopter Parent

God is the Ultimate Helicopter Parent

Years ago, I embarked on memorizing Psalm 139.  It is actually my favorite Psalm!  God's great love for us is weaved through every verse.  And not only that, but it highlights specifically His omniscience and omnipresence.  To me those are the two most comforting attributes of God.

However, too often, because we don't see God right in front of us or feel His physical presence, we forget that He is indeed with us in mind, body and spirit.  That's when loneliness, fear or sin take over further blocking our ability to perceive God in our midst.

But the reality is, God is the ultimate Helicopter Parent and that's a very good thing!

O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

    you discern my thoughts from afar.

You search out my path and my lying down

    and are acquainted with all my ways.

Even before a word is on my tongue,

    behold, O Lord, you know it altogether...

Where shall I go from your Spirit?

    Or where shall I flee from your presence?

If I ascend to heaven, you are there!

    If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

If I take the wings of the morning

    and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

 even there your hand shall lead me,

    and your right hand shall hold me.

If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,

    and the light about me be night,”

even the darkness is not dark to you;

    the night is bright as the day,

    for darkness is as light with you.

Psalm 139:1-4; 7-12

When you hear the term "helicopter parent", it usually comes with a negative implication.  "Oh Mary never lets little Billy do anything, she is always hovering over Him.  How will he ever learn?."  Or "I can't believe Joan read her daughter's diary!"  There is certainly truth in those thoughts from a human perspective, but there is also a level of parental protection that comes from loving our children, although sometimes imperfectly...

The Benefits of God as our Helicopter Parent

But we have a Father whose intentions and ways are perfect.

The Lord created us to solely depend on Him.  There is a ministry called Well Watered Women Co. that coined the phrase, "Jesus plus nothing".  And indeed that is how it should be.  We should not seek after anything else but God in any situation whether happy or sad, fearful or peaceful, difficult or easy and on an on...

We can rejoice knowing that God understands our thoughts when in some cases, we don't even understand them.  We can rest in the fact that God knows all of our ways and understands them and loves us despite them.  He even knows a word before it is on our tongues, and can guide us, correct us, and demonstrate His patience toward us.

We can have perfect peace knowing that WHEREVER we are, He is right there.  And not only is He right there with us, but through Him we have EVERYTHING we need for life and living.

We have His....

STRENGTH

COURAGE

WISDOM

KNOWLEDGE

PATIENCE

PEACE

VICTORY

When trials come, we don't have to worry about what WE are going to do.  First of all, God ALREADY knows what HE is going to do.  Secondly, He did not intend for us to figure anything out on our own or endure anything on our own.  His intent is to be right there with us in the fiery furnace and to work His power through us - the faithful helicopter parent.

Being reminded of this Truth once again has brought great comfort to me.  Just knowing that He sees me and understands my weaknesses hammers home how much He truly loves me and is my ever-present Helper - My helicopter parent.

We have this assurance through the Holy Bible where we can learn and understand ALL that God has promised us and ALL that He is to us.  We have the Holy Spirit living inside of us who will work in and through us.  And we have prayer to call upon the Lord for all His saving power whether it be making a decision for Christ or for every minute of every day.

For more encouragement about ways the Heavenly Father views Himself in the life of His children check out the following posts by clicking the titles:

God's Only Child - Me!  God the father who sees you as the apple of His eye.

Abba, Father    God the father as your Daddy

Breathtaking Views!  God the Father as your Creator

Are You Relying on God's Help? 4 Reasons You Should! God the Father as your Helper

I am so thankful that the Lord is my helicopter parent.



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