Needing God
When you really, REALLY need God, He is always there. I needed Him today, and yes, He was right there for me.
My children were outside playing today with my neighbor’s kids. We were chatting and watching them play, ride their bikes and just be kids. All of sudden, in a literal second, my son’s bike got away from him and he was headed down the hill…..towards a tree! My neighbor reached for him as he passed her, but she couldn’t grab him. He rode down the hill, the bike was shimmy-ing, and he was visibly nervous. I stood there, watching, completely frozen. There was nothing I could do. I prayed silently and quickly, calling Jesus’ name. That’s all you can do sometimes in a crisis.
He got to the bottom of the hill and wiped out, barely missing the tree. As he fell, he stretched out his arm and fell the long way. My son’s head was about 6 inches away from the stump of that tree. He messed his arm up pretty bad, requiring about 7 stitches. Now this is what I praise God for:
No matter where we are, what we’re doing and how we’re doing, God always takes care of us. When we’re not looking, when we’re not aware, when we don’t have a clue! My son’s injuries could have been worse, much worse. But because God is so wonderful and protective, they were what they were. I’m SO thankful they weren’t worse.
Let’s just stop for a moment and think about all of the near-misses we’ve had. Think about all of the things that we barely made it out of. We have a God who sees all, hears all, and knows all. He’s got the whole world in His hands, taking care of every little detail of our life. The God who hung the sun and moon in space is gracious enough to care about our every concern. He is everything and all things, all at one time.
And, he’s even protecting little boys who wipe out on their bikes.
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