There are some days I meet with my girlfriends and I just adore them and that time together. It’s a double win day when my little guy and his fast friend get together for some play time.
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This morning he was walking the dog when I went out to the car. My cell phone was flatlining and needed to be charged asap, so the car was calling (me since no one else could). Ha, ha!
I plugged in and smiled as I watched my very own Dennis the Menace make his trail around the yard, sidewalk and road with his dog. That kid has fun no matter what he’s doing! While I was waiting for him to return from inside, I backed out the car so I could pick him up at the door more closely. His little face fell in panic as he watched the car in reverse climb the driveway slope. I smiled and nodded affirmation that he was coming with me and that I wasn’t leaving him.
Trudging along the sidewalk I could tell I was in trouble. “MOM! You scared me to death. I thought you were leaving me.”
Click. Seatbelt fastened and I said, “You know I wasn’t leaving you. Although it looked like it was a bad thing for you, I was really just getting in a better position to pick you up at the door.”
I totally understood my son’s wrong conclusion. I am always getting my own thoughts and perceptions in the way of what God is really doing! What looks to be a roadblock to me so often is really just the Lord orchestrating my life the way He wills it. I’ll pick you up at the door. I’ll have to remind myself of this, a lot.
Is 55:7…Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the LORD, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.…
Joy - Tami…I LOVE THIS!!!
Do you know what it brought to mind for me? My nephew. Our family (including his parents etc…) cannot understand his recent move to California. We see him running away and throwing his life away (which in part he is doing)…however…as I read this I thought of God’s plans and possibilities. Maybe he HAS to go to California because there is someone there who will be instrumental in bringing him Home (yes…turning his heart back to his Heavenly Home). What appears to be running may be for his returning. (Even the “famous” Prodigal son left his father’s home for a far away country. It was in the foreign land he began to see all he had taken for granted and longing turned him home.)
Yesterday I was asking God about a lot of things. We have many in our family right now, and our circle of friends, who really need a miracle, whether it be physical, financial, emotional, spiritual, mental etc… I never doubt that God could just think the thought and the healing would come, I know He could, but sometimes the immediate restoration isn’t for our best, it’s so often the journey that brings more joy than instant recovery. It’s in the journey we take God’s Hand and abide in Him.
Thanks for turning my thoughts to deeper trust this morning. I’m so thankful the Lord is in control and I can rest between His sovereignty and His love.
Hugs and prayers,
Joy
PS. You’ve stirred my heart to write more about this…I know what my blog post will be about today. I hope it’s ok if I refer to your writing here. Thanks Tami!!! And thanks “Dennis” 🙂
Deb Beschler - Dear Tam-Tam!! I know exactly what you mean…the girls just found out that we’re meeting my girlfriend Sue at Panera’s today and NOT meeting Master N. today. Crestfallen! Ah well, they’ll have to wait until next week, right?!!
Love your dear face!!
admin - Uh-oh, Deb. He’ll miss them too! Have fun!
I totally understand, Joy.
Prayers for you both!