Keeping it to yourself doesn’t always work
Have you ever had such a strong emotional connection with someone that you’ve been able to see beyond the surface? Several close friends of mine are dealing with difficult situations. Ironically, as I had conversations with two friends that I hadn’t chatted with in quite some time. We we talked, I could tell that they were dealing with an emotional situation. But for whatever reason, they weren’t compelled to let me in on it.
Lets face it. Sometimes we don’t want others to know where we are or the sad state that we’re in. But they didn’t have to because I already knew. When you let someone into your world, there’s a good chance that you will reveal things about yourself that you’re not even aware of yourself.
So I’m left thinking if I should have asked the question to these friends…”so, what’s really going on here? How are you REALLY doing?” But in each situation, I’m confident that it wasn’t my place to ask that question.
I conclude with this thought. If I think that I know so much about these two people, imagine how much the God of the universe knows about them and the situations that they’re dealing with.
It’s wild as I think about it…I have something in common with God. He has the ability to look at these two people and tell things about them that they didn’t even know about themselves. I was able to tell that they was something “under the surface” of our casual conversation. But God on the other hand sees and knows WAY more much. Let’s face it, he’s our father. I can’t help but believe that he carries many of the same emotions that our earthly parents carry.
Well, maybe that was a bad comparison, a really bad one at that! I mean truthfully, can anyone of us ever compare to God? Would we ever want to be? Talk about a tough competition!
I have a purpose in this place and time. Maybe my purpose in this situation is to sit back and pray. Pray that my friends will find confidence in our all knowing God.
Hopefully this has meaning to you in some way.
I think I have some praying to do…Good night blogsters!