Day 2


Day 2: Today I will rest in the truth that you are always watching over me.



God is watching over you.

There use to be this song that we sang in church when I was a child ...all day, all night. Angels watching over you me right now. All day, all night...Angels watching over you. But do you think about the fact that God is watching over you as well?

As many times as I heard the song I don’t think I really thought much of the meaning behind it. Or the fact that God is watching over me all day and all night. I should feel comfort from that knowledge.

So when Sheila said God never closes his eyes and that he’s always watching over you. Watching out for you. That puts a new perspective on things.

To me it’s different from when we say that God knows and sees everything. That says to me that we can’t hide from him. Whether doing good or bad. But when I hear he’s watching over me that makes me feel protected. That I am important to God. Kind of like when a mother watches over a newborn baby to make sure that they are breathing. Or when you count their fingers and toes for the first time to see if they are all there.

I tried to remember when the first time was that I felt that Gods was my protector. I even asked my husband when the first time was for him. And his answer was he couldn’t recall a time when he wasn’t.

I know for me I can definitely recall the first time I truly felt his presence in my life. It was the night I decided to give my life over to God.

So I know that God has been they’re watching over me. And even though I don’t recall when I first felt his protection. I do know the day I felt as if his protection had left me. That as the author said, he was napping on me. The reality is he wasn’t napping on me. I had just let the circumstances of life get to me. And though I blamed God for it, deep inside I knew he hadn’t really left me. Sometimes he’s just quiet. And usually when we need to learn something from our experience.

So do you recall a moment in time where it seemed like God just left you hanging? What did you learn from that experience?

For me it was when Marc had his stroke. I felt like we were being punished and I couldn't understand why God was leaving us out there to fend for ourselves. I found myself distancing from God and it took me a long time to accept that this wasn't Gods fault and that despite our circumstances he was still there beside us through the difficult circumstances. And he was still taking care of us. When I stopped shutting him out I could feel his presence again. 

So it wasn’t so much that God had walked away from me as much as it was me walking away from him. I small part of me knew that even when I was rejecting him. And the moment I opened my heart back up again I felt his love. 

So tell me how did today’s devotional speak to you? 










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