'Hi Mum, can I talk with you about ......'
'Yes, no problem'
'Okay, well ..................'
There is a problem - and its with me! When this child comes to talk with me, I am sitting at my desk working. They start to talk to me. I stop for a moment, look at them, acknowledge them, but then, I continue on working. My thought process is something like, I need to get this work done, I can listen to them at the same time. The child keeps talking, I am still listening (well, that's what I tell myself), but my focus on the work takes over. The child is still talking and I realise their voice is just like a string of words and I actually have no idea what they are talking about. Yes, there is a problem - and its with me.
I am so grateful that we have a Heavenly Father who can multi-task. He can listen to me, and you and many of the other 7 billion people on this earth at the same time. He doesn't get distracted by my problem when He is listening to yours. He is simply amazing. He knows each one of us, He really knows us, and He knows all about our problems before we tell Him.
You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I'd seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book. Psalm 139:16 TPT
He knows what we are about to say,
You are so intimately aware of me Lord,
You read my heart like an open book and you know all the words I'm about to speak before I even start a sentence!
You know every step I will take before my journey even begins. Psalm 139:3-4 TPT
And He cares. He cares deeply for each one of us, thinking about us continually.
Every single moment you are thinking of me! How precious and wonderful to consider that you cherish me constantly in your every thought! Psalm 139:17 TPT
He doesn't get distracted like me because He can truly multitask - every single moment, thinking about all the people He has created. I can't even think about 4 children at once!
But what I am understanding more and more, is that God isn't just thinking about us. No, He is doing on our behalf, creating opportunities for us to encounter more of His love for us. For example ...
Perhaps through an unplanned meeting with someone which leads to a conversation which then leads to heartfelt prayer and an action that results in the start of a relationship being restored.
Perhaps through being obedient and doing something that you wouldn't normally do, only to find out that God had you there for a different purpose, to be a blessing in a way that you had not planned.
Perhaps through a prompting to pray in the Spirit, having no knowledge of what you are praying, to then seconds later avoiding having your car and children t-boned at the round-a-about.
Yes, God is thinking about us and doing things for us....
You've gone into my future to prepare the way,
and in kindness you follow behind me
to spare me from the harm of my past.
With your hand of love upon my life,
you impart a blessing to me.
Psalm 139:5 TPT
God has his hand of love upon us, you and me. He is interested in all we do and say. He isn't distracted for a moment by anything else that is going on in the world.
And He wants us to have that same deep desire and love for Him, and then for others he has brought into our sphere of influence.
However sometimes it is hard for us to believe there is a God in Heaven who is interested in us, as our unprocessed pain hinders us from fully receiving His love. Pain can prevent us from understanding that He is always thinking about us and doing things for us.
So today, let's ask God to show us if we have any blockages to receiving His love due to unprocessed pain. Praying Psalm 139 verses 23 and 24 is great place to start.
God, I invite your searching gaze into my heart.
Examine me through and through;
find out everything that may be hidden within me.
Put me to the test and sift through all my anxious cares.
See if there is any path of pain I'm walking on,
and lead me back to your glorious, everlasting ways -
the path that brings me back to you.
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