I was late picking up Ethan from gymnastics the other
day. Lincoln had decided that he wanted to go potty in the big potty (he
is NOT potty trained), and I wasn't about to miss an opportunity to jump on
that wagon. Well, he never did it and we were almost 10 minutes late
picking up Ethan. As we were driving, I started to wonder if my cell
phone would ring and I would hear Ethan asking me where I was. But then I
remembered it was Ethan and he knew I would come. I knew he would just
sit there, waiting patiently, having full confidence that I would show
up. He wouldn't call and ask if I forgot him or get overly stressed
out. He would just wait, because, in his mind, that's how things
work. Mom drops you off, mom picks you up, mom always comes back, mom doesn't
forget.
If it were Katelyn, it would be a whole different story. She would definitely call. She would probably be hysterical and ask if I had forgotten all about her. She would demand an explanation as to my tardiness and would not be nearly as forgiving as Ethan. She would go on and on about how stressful it was for her to sit there. And she would never let me forget....EVER....every time I dropped her off in the future she would remind me of the time I "forgot"
I started to think about the times I have felt distance from
Heavenly Father. Do I sit there like Ethan and wait patiently, knowing
that He will come because He always does. Do I remember that He promised
He would come, so I can trust that He will.
Or, do I become hysterical? Do I call Him over and over demanding an explanation and wonder why He forgot me? Do I hold back my trust wondering if He will "forget" me again?
God isn't subject to time constraints like we are. He isn't "late" because He is busy. He has everything planned and orchestrated perfectly, even if it doesn't seem so to us. He doesn't "forget" about us.
God isn't subject to time constraints like we are. He isn't "late" because He is busy. He has everything planned and orchestrated perfectly, even if it doesn't seem so to us. He doesn't "forget" about us.
