Every time I go to visit with my mom and dad I always hear, "I can't find ____" You can fill in the blank with just about anything. My mom doesn't like things laying on the table or the counter. I really don't know why but it seems to bother her. My dad can put something down, turn around, turn back around and it is gone. We have found the box of Eggos in the cupboard, the last banana in the frig and an empty glass in the freezer just to name a few items taken from the table. But then there is the clock that went missing from the wall only to be found on another wall in another room. The best one was the toilet brush. My dad could not find the toilet brush for over 2 weeks. One day I was in the closet in one of the spare rooms for something and there it was clipped to a hanger for pants. Why? Who knows? Actually neither does she.
In the midst of all this putting things away, my mom always looks so innocent and says, "I don't know what you're talking about." as she points to dad to infer that it was he who removed the item. He gets blamed for everything. He wears it well most of the time. On some occasions it gets to him and he looses all patience but very rarely. He simply says, "I know everything is my fault" and then smiles. He takes care of my mom very well. I am so very grateful that he is able to do that. She can be a handful, that's for sure.
My mom moves things and forgets them but I suffer from forgetting to do the right thing. There are times when faced with a circumstance, I forget how to respond in a biblical way. The truth is that I do not need to look far asking the questions, "Where is it?" because the Holy Spirit is within me. I have come to the conclusion that I forget how to respond biblically when I forget He is there.
"Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
How can I forget He is with me when He is greater than anything in this world? I get diverted thinking of myself more highly than I ought. When I get caught I may say, "I don't know what you're talking about." My excuses are not good ones. My mom sincerely does not remember but I choose not to remember who I am in Christ.
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." Galatians 2:20a
My mom is going to continue to move things around and we will continue to hunt for them. I am grateful that I never have to hunt for God. He is always with me and will never leave me. (Hebrews 13:5)
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
What time are you coming???
Once a month my granddaughter, Addy, and I go to Costco and buy food in order to put together dinners for my dad. My mom has long ago stopped cooking so I make up a type of "TV" dinner that can be popped in the microwave and then eaten. My dad is very happy with them. It is a joy to serve him in this way.
It is also a joy to be with Addy. She loves going and calls me often (even two days after we have gone) to see when the next time will be. We are going today. I have given the time to her dad, her mom and to her oldest brother. This did not stop her from calling me about 1 hour ahead of time to ask, "What time are you coming, Grandma?" She is anxious. But not only her. A few minutes after her call I received a call from her brother, Tristan asking me, "What time are you picking Addy up?"
There is a great anticipation of my arrival and what we will do together. I love that!! I am tempted to become impatient sometimes with the phone calls but then I remember that one day each of my grandchildren will be too busy for me. I don't want to make the mistake of being too busy to answer this anxious question now.
Let's transfer this to my walk with Christ. I have asked myself if I have the same anticipation in waiting for the Lord to return. He is coming back. I know this. I have read it in His Word. There are instructions for us as Followers of Christ to work till He comes. But are we anticipating it? I have to admit that my excitement is seriously lacking.
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed." 2 Peter 3:10
"But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells." 2 Peter 3:13
"Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!" Revelation 16:15
I need to be ready. I need to be anticipating. I need to looking for Him and asking Him about what time He is coming. There is going to be a new heaven and a new earth which will have so much more benefit than Costco does. Costco gives out samples but when the Lord returns, it will be the real thing!! God has given me grandchildren so that I can learn more and more what it is like to be His child.
"He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" Revelation 22:20
What time is He coming? Soon! Get excited with me!! The excitement here over the little things of life is just a little taste of the excitement to come.
It is also a joy to be with Addy. She loves going and calls me often (even two days after we have gone) to see when the next time will be. We are going today. I have given the time to her dad, her mom and to her oldest brother. This did not stop her from calling me about 1 hour ahead of time to ask, "What time are you coming, Grandma?" She is anxious. But not only her. A few minutes after her call I received a call from her brother, Tristan asking me, "What time are you picking Addy up?"
There is a great anticipation of my arrival and what we will do together. I love that!! I am tempted to become impatient sometimes with the phone calls but then I remember that one day each of my grandchildren will be too busy for me. I don't want to make the mistake of being too busy to answer this anxious question now.
Let's transfer this to my walk with Christ. I have asked myself if I have the same anticipation in waiting for the Lord to return. He is coming back. I know this. I have read it in His Word. There are instructions for us as Followers of Christ to work till He comes. But are we anticipating it? I have to admit that my excitement is seriously lacking.
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed." 2 Peter 3:10
"But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells." 2 Peter 3:13
"Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!" Revelation 16:15
I need to be ready. I need to be anticipating. I need to looking for Him and asking Him about what time He is coming. There is going to be a new heaven and a new earth which will have so much more benefit than Costco does. Costco gives out samples but when the Lord returns, it will be the real thing!! God has given me grandchildren so that I can learn more and more what it is like to be His child.
"He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" Revelation 22:20
What time is He coming? Soon! Get excited with me!! The excitement here over the little things of life is just a little taste of the excitement to come.
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