God laughs with us and hears our prayers. He sings with us and cries with us. He loves to share in our play and in our laughter. Our long, austere faces do not please Him. He wants us to be good, not haughty and prideful. There should be a difference between worship, work, and play, but all should be to the glory of God.
There is something inadequate about your writing and singing when He is not a part of both. Your kitchen is not a special place if God is not present. If you cannot hear the still, soft voice of God in your sporting events, then you may not be hearing the right voice. If you feel that God does not smile on you, perhaps your concept of God is narrow and false.
Most of us believe God is an awesome and heroic being, capable of creating and protecting this beautiful universe. We must come to need Him in our everyday lives, in the simple things we do to make our lives more lovingly beautiful and sacred. Placing God in our everyday lives allows Him to be at the center of who we are as human beings and to continue to create new paths for us to follow. When we open our hearts to His help, we are allowing for the redemption of our souls.
At the wedding feast in Cana, Jesus proved that being a Christian can be fun, and when we allow Him to share in all of our activities, even the most mundane ones, we are sharing our joys, our sorrows, our triumphs, and our struggles with Him. When our words, actions, and deeds are held to the highest Christian standards, our everyday lives become sacred and eternal. And yes, God can be a part of the fun things we do.
Anna Hartt
