A good father knows their child's cry for help. This weekend I was camping on the Oregon coast- Cape Kiwanda. While sitting at a picnic table on the porch of my cabin, the Lord opened my eyes.
I'm watching two kids -maybe six or seven years old- playing out in the roadway on their bikes. They're having a grand time yelling, smiling, sticking their tongues out at each other, all the while riding around in circles on their bikes with training wheels still attached. Their parents are comfortably resting in the cabin 100 yards away- with the door shut.
One of the kids falls down off their bike and into the street. 100 yards away from their parents cabin is a faint cry for help, almost indistinguishable through all the other sounds going on around us. There are dogs barking, people yelling and laughing, other kids crying... Tears, pain, hurt, fear... within seconds the father opens the cabin door and runs to his hurting child. Whatever he was doing stopped the second his sixth sense kicked in and he realized his child was in need. He heard that cry through everything else.
Isn't it interesting that good fathers hear their children in times of need, crying out for help. These fathers could be doing ten other things -eating, working, talking, reading, cooking- but when they hear the call- through sobbing tears- they are immediately ready for duty.
That's how our Father-God in Heaven is as well. When we make the slightest call for help, He's there and ready to help. I'm sure He has more than six senses, but one is the amazing ability to take care of his children- to hear and know their every need.
If one of us were to stumble and fall, He's there to pick us back up. If we fail, He hears our disappointment and touches us with His encouragement. If we get hurt, He does everything to make us feel loved and cherished so others can see His loving work inside us.
Our Father in Heaven loves us dearly. He will arrive quickly when we call on Him. He hears our cry for help no matter how much is going on in His world. He IS good, He IS faithful, He DOES care, He will NEVER fail. God can do anything BUT fail.
A father knows. God knows each one of you better than you know yourselves. He knows what's going on in your hearts and minds. He knows what you are looking for in life. He knows your past and is eager to be part of your present and future. He knows you. He dearly loves you. There is nothing that can separate you from God's love.
4 comments:
yes. he is amazing.
haha. i never thought about that before. in a way, it's like we delight in other people's suffering. but we don't delight in their sufferings, we delight in knowing that we're not the only ones?
this is all very exciting. there is so much wisdom that we haven't even experienced, you know! we are just babies and we have so much to learn. i will be praying for you!!!
and hey, i was wondering how you found my blog because i've always wanted to find other people's blogs and i can't manage blogspot. i can't find the community!
oh, koti hu?
Yeah, I saw your blog on Koti's site. I've learned to also check the side bar of others' blogs because they sometimes post blogs they read.
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