Tuesday's Grand Connection Thought
by Mary May Larmoyeux
Not too long ago, one of our grands was unsuccessfully trying to stop sucking her thumb. “Did you ask God to help you?” I said.
“Yes,” she replied, “But He must have been sleeping.”
A smile crept from my lips. "Let's see what God says about sleeping," I said and looked up "sleep" in the index of my Bible. I turned to Psalm 121:3 and read out loud: “He who watches over you will not slumber [sleep].”
“Honey, does God sleep?” I asked.
“No,” she said and paused for about a half of a second. “I guess I wasn’t listening.”
I wasn’t listening. Somehow her words struck me as quite profound. I wondered about the times when I thought God wasn't speaking to me.
Psalm 81:13a (NIV) says, “If my people would but listen to me." The Message, a Bible paraphrase, words this same verse a little differently: "Oh, dear people, will you listen to me now?"
Today, I'm gong to make an effort to be still ... and listen ... and hear what God has to say.
Have a great week,
Mary
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Love those teachable moments...when I learn from my grandkids!
ReplyDeleteI learn so much from the grandkids, Karen! Wish I knew what I know now when I my kids were little. :) Guess time is what makes a grandmother "grand."
ReplyDelete"Be still and know that I am God" is my favorite verse. I keep it close because it's so calming. - Rita
ReplyDeleteRita, I love that verse, too!
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