Is God Trying to Get Your Attention?

Greetings,

As of last Monday, I am my precious grandbaby’s caregiver.  Monday thru Thursday Ms. Ellie arrives in the morning and goes straight from her car seat into my waiting arms.  We are having so many beautiful adventures, and her favorite time of day and mine is when we lay face to face on the bed and babble to each other.  She says, “sssssshhhhhhhrrrrrrrssssssshhhhhh,” and I say it back.  She giggles every time, and I try to not cry at every little cute and adorable thing she does!

All this attention the baby requires means Hershey Pie is not quite the center of the universe like he used to be.  And this morning he reminded me that he still needs me.  I opened the door to the terrace, and all his toys were displayed on the rug.  One by one he brought them there and put them where I could see them as if to say, “Mommy, I want to play too! Remember when we used to play fetch?”

Of course, this broke my heart into a million pieces, and I immediately went outside and threw his basketball around for a solid 10 minutes until he collapsed on the floor exhausted and happy.

Maybe God does not pile all our toys on a rug to get us to redirect our focus on Him, but He does have ways of getting our attention.  If you have a distinct lack of peace and sense of well-being, if you can’t quite put your finger on what is making you so blue, or even if you can, God is waiting for you to turn to Him so He can give you rest.  God is just outside the door gently knocking. God is close by, ready to answer your call. God is willing, ready, and able to meet you in your need.  But first, you must lay aside all distractions, no matter how cute they are, and engage with Him one on one!

“I know what I am doing.  I have it all planned out – plans to take care of you. Not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. When you call on Me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen. When you come looking for Me, you’ll find Me.  Yes, when you get serious about finding Me and want it more than anything, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed” (Jeremiah 29:11-14 THE MESSAGE Version).

Go back and reread this encouraging passage of scripture.  God is in control, He has wonderful plans for us, He wants up full of hope, He wants us to pray, He wants us to find Him, and when we do, He will make sure it was worth the effort!

The first step is to pray!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank You for Your precious promises.  We lay aside everything else clamoring for our attention and worship You for Your goodness and for Your willingness to bless us when we seek You.  We need You so much, and we are grateful that anytime we have a lack of peace, or feel down, or experience any other negative emotion, we have an open invitation to come to You and receive Your help.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN.