God had eyes in the back of His head too

As a parent I can understand the fear of leaving your child alone. You don't want toddlers to go unwatched because you don't know what they will get into. Same goes for teenagers. It's why they say we have "eyes in the back of our head."

I can't imagine what stress God must've had watching His children run around Earth, living up to 900-some-odd years old in Genesis 5-6. They didn't behave very well!

I'm sure he wanted to run down here to protect us with safety first toddler items like plastic covers for the outlet, lock anything that can be weapons in cabinets, stow away alcohol/anything poisoness and everything else we know kids get in to those two crucial seasons of childhood. 

I couldn't help but notice what happened in Genesis 6 when they started to notice each other's beauty and began to sought after each other. It was the start of a slow fade.

"When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves. Then God said, “I’m not going to breathe life into men and women endlessly. Eventually they’re going to die; from now on they can expect a life span of 120 years.” (Genesis 6:1-3 MSG)

God just couldn't leave us alone down here more than 120 years. 

He had enough and seen enough by that point I guess. He no longer needed us to be up to 1K years old. I don't blame him one bit! 

Sometimes it's hard to watch my son more than one minute and 20 seconds do something crazy or act out, especially if it's impulsive and can lead him to some danger he is unaware of.

Genesis 6 started with an impulse and ended with this:

"As far as God was concerned, the Earth had become a sewer; there was violence everywhere. God took one look and saw how bad it was, everyone corrupt and corrupting—life itself corrupt to the core. God said to Noah, “It’s all over. It’s the end of the human race. The violence is everywhere; I’m making a clean sweep. (Genesis 6:11-13 MSG)"

Of course later, like most of us parents, God rejected his impulsive response to His children's impulsive behavior. He had every reason to be worried and angered. But what would bother him most was needing so badly for them to see how much He loved them was not recognized in the mess. They were so far lost they couldn't hear his voice. 

We pray our children never stop hearing our voice even in the moments where they are not with us. May our moral guidance be there to speak to every decision. Most of all, may God's word be so deep in their heart they can pull it up and use it impulsively in response to something. And may they never forget we will always be there for them like the rainbow in the sky God gave Noah.

In the meantime, I pray for the strength to watch this teenage season in my son's life. I pray, in the middle of all the mess, I notice at least one, true, good thing daily that gives hope for the rest of my concerns. For God this was Noah at that moment.

"But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah. This is the story of Noah: Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 6:8-10 MSG)"

Thank you God for giving us Jesus to be that "Noah" in our daily walk with you.