The Lord is always good to show me things about myself in ways that humble me. This week has just been another reminder of His and patience and lovingkindness towards me.
My girls are very independent and "need my space" kind of girls. They don't like to be messed with, straightened, wiped, etc. They especially hate having their noses wiped. Well, Hannah has had allergies attacking her full fledge this week which has produced the nastiest snotty nose ever. She resists, fights, screams and flails her limbs in every direction in attempt to keep me from doing the very necessary task of wiping that nasty thing. You would think I was doing physical harm to her by the way she carries on. I know she doesn't understand what it is I am doing to her, she doesn't understand that Mommy can see things from a different perspective and that I am just taking care of a need that she can't take care of herself.
As I was holding her down trying to wipe her nose this morning, it occurred to me, " I do this very same thing to my Heavenly Father." I often resist Him trying to take care of me. I sometimes fight Him with every ounce of my being because I don't want the discomfort of dealing with the sin in my life. If Hannah would just let me wipe her nose, the nasty mess wouldn't become crusted to her face and cause more pain later trying to wipe it off...If I wouldn't resist being confronted with sin and deal with it then and there it wouldn't be nearly as painful later. Just as "Mommy knows best..." so does God!
My girls are very independent and "need my space" kind of girls. They don't like to be messed with, straightened, wiped, etc. They especially hate having their noses wiped. Well, Hannah has had allergies attacking her full fledge this week which has produced the nastiest snotty nose ever. She resists, fights, screams and flails her limbs in every direction in attempt to keep me from doing the very necessary task of wiping that nasty thing. You would think I was doing physical harm to her by the way she carries on. I know she doesn't understand what it is I am doing to her, she doesn't understand that Mommy can see things from a different perspective and that I am just taking care of a need that she can't take care of herself.
As I was holding her down trying to wipe her nose this morning, it occurred to me, " I do this very same thing to my Heavenly Father." I often resist Him trying to take care of me. I sometimes fight Him with every ounce of my being because I don't want the discomfort of dealing with the sin in my life. If Hannah would just let me wipe her nose, the nasty mess wouldn't become crusted to her face and cause more pain later trying to wipe it off...If I wouldn't resist being confronted with sin and deal with it then and there it wouldn't be nearly as painful later. Just as "Mommy knows best..." so does God!
Is this what I look like too...
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