Because I was not at the top of my game I stayed in the car while my wife got groceries. My eye caught a couple very engaged in conversation; so much so they pushed their cart of groceries into the parking lot shopping cart bin leaving all their food behind. As they drove away I tooted my horn; but, to no avail. They were gone. I was sure they would be back so I would be a really good guy and guard their things until they returned. Not five minutes passed and they were back. It’s a standard human response to laugh when one is embarrassed. They laughed.
Not wanting to paint myself as wonderful because I really didn’t do anything but toot and that was too late, I did think about having someone to watch over us. There are times we too become very engaged in something; so much so we also forget important things. Life can be most engrossing and full of things; so much so that we neglect the important thing of remembering to maintain our relationship with God. I don’t want to say that’s okay. However, He is very understanding and He doesn’t go away. He waits and watches and knows when we regain reality we will be back. What I love about this is He doesn’t toss us out when this occurs. He’s a good Father and though we don’t always act like it we are still in the family.
In the meantime He “sends His angels to keep us in all our ways.” Psalm 91:11. I wish that meant nothing bad would ever happen to us. Alas, we live in a world where bad things do happen to good people. But it does mean He will always make it right.
Written by Roger Bothwell on March 16, 2012
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