These are only my own contemplative thoughts. You may disagree and that’s OK!!
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I
reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of
childhood behind me.”
—1 Corinthians 13:11
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To doubt His mercy is like being a child when they sob and carry on
because they do not get what they want, and you, their guardian, are
appalled at the greed and neglect they display when they say they hate you, or when they storm off and say “you don’t love me!”. When my kids do this I just want to hit my head against the wall! Do they not
remember all the previous love and tender care I gave them in the
past? But they are children. They cannot see the bigger picture or the
life lessons I’m trying to teach them. Nor can they fathom all that
previous love I gave them, they are greedy for the ‘right now’. If you’re not giving them what they want ‘now’ you must hate them, you
must not want them, you must have forgotten them. Sometimes we can be the same way to God—if our prayers are not answered swiftly we feel He is not there, He has forgotten us, He doesn’t want us. But He is merely looking out for our best interest—maybe that job you wanted wasn’t for you? Maybe you would have gotten into an accident had you left for work on time today? We have to trust His guidance and keep our faith. We must not be like spoiled children, but humbled always and patient to put those childish ways behind us. I must remember this next time my kids are throwing a fit. I’m sure God rolls his eyes and shakes his head up there a lot, but always with a loving, tender
smile—for His love for us is great.
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