Today, my first day home from Tacoma after Soma School “201,” I got to apply some of what I learned right off the bat.  Here’s the gist of the lesson we learned:

1. Who God is…
2. determines What God does…
3. which makes us Who we are…
4. which determines What we do.

For example (the example I got to use today):

1. God is lovingly wise…
2. So he gave my child parents over her to love and care for her…
3. Which makes her a child, loved by God…
4. Which frees her from her own self-rule to obey

So, you can also go the other way with this lesson:

4. What did you do [wrong]? “I made up a rule that Mommy didn’t say”
3. What does that say about who you think you are? “I’m the [wise] one who makes the rules for my life.”
2. What does that say about what you are believing about what God does? “I believe God does not care for me by giving me parents to care for me and love me well.”
1. What does that say about what you are believing about who God is? “God is foolish.”

Which allows for the teaching time out of that…

1. Is God foolish? “No, God is lovingly wise…”