Lesson 23: We should want God's Company rather than His clarity.
Last night we had a great speaker talk to us summer staffers at Hume. He told us a story that basically explains what I believe when it comes to "God's plan". This story explains the belief so well that I just had to share it. It goes something like this:
There are two houses in a neighborhood. In the back yard of one of the houses, there is a little boy who is playing with his brand new red firetruck outside. He's enjoying himself when suddenly he thinks he hears his father calling him from the kitchen. The little boy immediately drops his firetruck and rushes in to see what his father wants. When he gets inside, he can't find his father in the kitchen so he looks all over the house to find him. After searching in several rooms, the little boy finally finds his father in the master bedroom sitting on the lazy boy (which apparently every dad has). The little boy goes running up to his father and says, "Dad, I thought I heard you calling me." The father picks up his son and sits him on his lap. Then he slaps his son and says, "Son, don't ever come to me unless you're sure I called you."
Moving on to the other house. There is also a little boy who is playing with his brand new red firetruck outside. He's enjoying himself when suddenly he thinks he hears his father calling him from the kitchen. The little boy immediately drops his firetruck and rushes in to see what his father wants. When he gets inside, he can't find his father in the kitchen so he looks all over the house to find him. After searching in several rooms, the little boy finally finds his father in the master bedroom sitting on the lazy boy (which apparently every dad has). The little boy goes running up to his father and says, "Dad, I thought I heard you calling me." The father picks up his son and sits him on his lap. The father says, "Son, I didn't call you, but I'm happy you came to me."
Which father do you think is most like God? Do you really think God is going to slap you in the face because you came to him because you thought He was calling you when he wasn't? If you do, you've missed the whole point of the cross. Jesus died so that we can have intimacy with Him! No matter where you go, God will use you. As long as you are chasing after God in what you do, you can't go wrong because you'll have God right by your side.
"Are you searching for God's Clarity or God's Company?" ~Josh Riebock
I'll leave you with that question.
With Lots of Love,
~Alyssa
