In my last post I looked at God the "Cosmic Sheriff" but not everyone sees God in this manner. A second common view of God is "God the Butler." This is the God you pray to only when you are in trouble or want something. Otherwise He is left on the shelf until you need something else. This turns God into simply a tool, only to be used when you need something.
If you are honest with yourself you will probably recognize a lot of this viewpoint in your own life. How often are our prayers simply a litany of requests whether for healing, guidance, blessings, or any number of other things. The problem with this view of God is it outs God into the position of existing only to serve us, not the other way around. It also relegates God to the background only to be pulled out when we need or want something. Keeping Him on call like a butler, ready to serve us when needed.
God desires to be active in every aspect of our lives. By all means seek Him when needs arise, but don't leave Him on the shelf the rest of the time. God isn't a tool to be pulled out every now and then. He isn't your butler, He is your God.
This is still from the work of Curt Cloninger and his film "Godviews".
