Where is God when it hurts?

A couple of months ago, our daughter had to go in for a couple of shots. The nurse asked me to hold her in my arms as she injected my baby on her arms and thighs. The little one sat trustingly on my lap and then she suddenly felt the needle prick. I saw a momentary look of horror pass through her face before she let out a cry that reached into the deepest recesses of my heart. I imagined her question was how I could let someone cause her pain. I had no words to explain to her the importance of vaccinations as I hugged her close.

And then a piercing thought struck me – that’s how God takes us through the trials and tribulations of life. On his lap, hugging us close to him. He’s right there!

I came away from that vaccination session moist-eyed but richer at having understood my Heavenly Father a little more.

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Little hands in mine

One of the great thrills of being a parent has been when my little daughter sticks out her tiny hand and says “Hold” with her monosyllabic conversations skills. (It sounds like ‘ol’, though.)

It happens when she wants to step out of the house or negotiate a stairway or an escalator.

That one word is sufficient - for me to understand her need and she knows that I’ll hold her hands no matter what. It’s a statement of simple trust. A trust that seems to be ingrained into her being.

It makes me wonder: does God feel the same way? Does He feel delighted when we hold out our hands to him and say, “Father, hold my hands, please?”

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How do we see ourselves?

While repeating some of our memory verses to our little daughter, I was struck by one verse:

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Genesis 18: 17-18

God looked beyond what Abraham was at his current state – an up-and-coming nomadic chieftain of sorts. Some one without an heir, well into his latter years.

What state are we in today? Does life constantly seek to remind us of how small and insignificant we are? Rejoice, for God has a great plan for us, a shining destiny.

When our eyes can only see our present smallness, we can take heart knowing that God sees our future greatness.

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It's been 14 months!??!

I finally woke up to Blogger again and was pretty surprised that it had been more than a year since my last entry! Well, time has flown by but it's been one of those happy times - learning, discovering and enjoying God, life, my lil angel, my husband, friends, relatives and so much more. I'm so thankful!

We've also moved from India to Malaysia - another blog-worthy, happy, thankful story! :-)

Coming soon ...

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