Only be careful...

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely
so that you do not forget
the things your eyes have seen or
let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children
and to their children after them.
Deut 4:9 NIV


i went to the Doctor the other day and as i was waiting to be seen, i began feeling somewhat sorry for myself and thinking about what i wanted and when i wanted it. When i want, i want now. i rarely want later. Then i heard the whining sweet voice of a precious little girl trailing her mom, and begging for what she wanted … now!

God spoke to me through that little scene.

i need to be careful with the things
God gives me, or tells me he’s going to give me.
-Careful to wait for them.
-Careful to speak the truth about them
(both internally and externally.)
-Careful to trust him to give them to us
at the right time.
-Careful to NOT be like a little girl clinging
to her mother’s shirt, crying and begging…
“That’s mine mommy, give it to me!
It’s mine! Let me hold it!
It’s mine, you said
you would give it to me!
It’s mine!”

Instead i need to respond by speaking the truth, by remembering the promises, by being thankful, by asking for help to wait, to speak the truth, to trust.
“God, You are good.
Thank You for loving me.
Thank You for providing for me!
Please help me right now
…when i’m feeling weak,
…susceptible to doubt,
…scared of what i don’t know.
Thank You for promising
to take care of me,
to provide for me,
for You are good….good to me!”