Separation Anxiety

Breesy Lee is the newest member of our family. She is going on 10 months, almost an adult Poodle. It feels like we just got her. There are times I must admit that she is quite the brat but other times she just melts your heart.


 Breesy really loves Rodney. if he leaves the room or goes where she can't get to him she whines and fusses till he comes back. Tonight was one of those times. We went for a walk and on the walk we stopped at the church to pick up something we had left there.  Rodney went in to get it and Riley, Breesy and I stayed outside. You would have thought the we were beating the dog the way she almost screamed for Daddy to come back out. She just can't stand being separated from him. 

Do you ever wonder if that is how God feels when we pull away from Him? Do you think we make Him cry in loneliness?  Do you think He longs to be with us so much He almost pulls us towards Him? He hates being apart from us even more than Breesy hates being separated from Rodney. Maybe He sometimes feels sorry that He even gave us freewill?

There are times that we all head off searching and working so much for a better life on this earth that we forget the one who gave us the life we have. 

God's scriptures tell us this.......

Genesis 1:27

  God created human beings;
        he created them godlike,
    Reflecting God’s nature.
        He created them male and female.
    God blessed them

Romans 1:19-23

But the basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is! By taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created, people have always been able to see what their eyes as such can’t see: eternal power, for instance, and the mystery of his divine being. So nobody has a good excuse. What happened was this: People knew God perfectly well, but when they didn’t treat him like God, refusing to worship him, they trivialized themselves into silliness and confusion so that there was neither sense nor direction left in their lives. They pretended to know it all, but were illiterate regarding life. They traded the glory of God who holds the whole world in his hands for cheap figurines you can buy at any roadside stand.

God created us! We are so special to Him. Why do we forget that?  Imagine how much better all of our lives would be if we just spent time with the one who gave us everything, everyday. 

Can't you just see Him smiling at the thought?

Blessings!

Another Storm.

Rodney and I were sitting watching the news, last night, about another round of tornado producing storms going through Oklahoma. Man are they getting hit this year. We are praying for the families of Oklahoma, for comfort and strength and a time of no storms.

 I remember as a kid living in Kansas that we had years like that. Some had hardly any bad storms and the next we were in the crawl space more that we we outside playing.  One thing we did not try to do was get in the car to try and out run the funnels.

Last night that is exactly what a some of of the residents did. Some were heading home from work but others, having been so spooked by the last storm just wanted to get away from everything. Unfortunately some of them put them selves more in harms way than if they had just stayed put. 

We do that as Christians. If something is bothering us in the location God has allowed us to be in, we just pack up and move to something different. We get spooked or mad, or maybe we just don't like the pastor, our job, coworker or our neighbors. Maybe we don't like the nudging we are getting from the Holy Spirit to maybe speak to that coworker or neighbor.

Now don't misread me here. I know that there are instances when it is time to be moving. Rodney and I get the call from God once in a while that it is time for a different church. I know that job promotions and opportunities, or family circumstances mean that it is time for a change for some of us as well. Also God does give us the common sense to move out a burning building or move into shelter from the hail.

But to just start moving because we are frustrated....Maybe in these instances it would be better to stay put. God sees our troubles and is working on a solution. We read in James about this exact thing....

James 1:12

The Message (MSG)

12 Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.

Thank goodness we have a Lord who is there for us. He loves it when we trust in Him for protection and solutions. He hurts when we hurt and smiles when we smile. So hang in there. God is in the midst of our troubles. The storm will soon be over and sunshine is coming in the morning.

Blessings!