Are We Really Alike
Do you ever
have a moment of thinking how you could ever have something in common with
someone that is different than you? Perhaps from a different culture or
different neighborhood even?
Proverbs
22:2 & 6 (NLT)
Verse 2 –
The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord made them both.
Verse 6 –
Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will
not leave it.
We truly are
ALL created by God and God alone. He is the one that breathes life into us as
we are conceived on our mother’s womb. He indeed has made us all. When we come
across someone in our life that is just SO different than us, and you wonder “How
can they think like that?” or “How can they do that?” – the thing to remember
is, that God created them too, and He loves them too. Sure, they may not be
following Him and His ways – but that doesn’t change His love for them. Just
like any parent, no matter what your child does, you still love them. You may
not agree or even accept some of their choices, but you DO still love them.
Which leads
to the 2nd verse that jumped out at me today. A PROMISE from our
Father to us: we point our kids in the right direction when they are young –
and they will not depart from it when they are older. Well, if you know
anything about some of the history in the bible, you know of the story of the
prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) his return home and the forgiveness and acceptance
from his father. Yes, we ourselves were probably a “prodigal” at one time or
another. Not wanting to listen to or live like our parents LOL However, then we
grow up, and start to realize that following Jesus isn’t so bad after all. You
still get to laugh and have fun, enjoy things He created for us. Share life
with others just like you… I hang on to this promise for myself and our
children as well as for ALL parents and their kids who have wandered astray.
Please take
comfort in this: God loves us and our children even more than we know how to
love them. God has a plan, and a perfect time for each of us. Some take longer
than others, and that is ok. God’s timing is perfect and just right at just the
right time!
I am praying
for you today. If you are a “prodigal”, then I am asking the Holy Spirit to
guide you to some time with Jesus and talking with Him. Asking Him for help.
Then confessing anything that has built a gap between you both. If you have a “prodigal”
in your life, then I am praying for you to have trust and faith that God WILL
answer your prayers – they WILL return to following the right path one day. If
you are someone that wasn’t shown how to follow Jesus, and didn’t know or
understand God’s love growing up or when you had children… no worries!! The “path”
you show them of truth WILL come to light for them too. Your past is your past,
and God has forgiven that – you need to let it go. Drop it, let it sink to the
bottom of the ocean with all of the other sins from all of us – like a grain of
sand… never to be found or picked up again. Done. Gone. Forgotten. Now you do
the same. Look forward to expecting the amazingness of God to bring your child
or children into His shelter. You may never see it this side of heaven. That is
painful, I know – but He is at work, and He knows best. His plans are for good
not harm, and to draw us all into a relationship with Him.
I am praying
for you. Take that little step of faith and KNOW that God created us all, He
has a plan, and His timing WILL be the best for each of us. Be well today. Be
safe in all that you do. Be blessed in all that you put your hands to today.
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