Come near to God and he will come near to you: James 4:8
I get 2 online daily devotionals plus I have a yearly daily devotional from guidepost. I get something nearly everyday from each but somedays one touchs me more then others,,, today Guidepost did that for me !!! A devotional from Mary Lou Carney really hit home and I felt I needed to share it !!
She writes
I had been out of town for several days ,so it had been a while since I'd seen my three year old grandson Drake . Now he and I were setting at my kitchen table late in the afternoon ,eating apple slices. Since I have only 2 chairs at my table ,we were setting across from each other . drake paused as he reached for an apple. "I want to set over there",he pointed across the table to the place nearest to me. Oh no sweetie , you're fine over where you are, I said ,,,besides there's no chair over here !! Without hesitation ,Drake climbed down and with great care and effert moved his heavy chair to my side of the table. Now our elbows were almost touching. Drake didn't say a word. He just munched loudly on his apple slice and smiled !! Being near to me ,,,really near me ,,was important to Drake !! I thought about that when I read my Bible that night. I want to be nearer to God!! I closed my eyes and pictured myself climbing out of my chair and into the arms of my heavenly father. LETS TALK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, he said. And I resolved to listen closely.
Draw me nearer ,nearer Precious Lord !!
While reading this and letting the message connect to me I realised how many times I have asked God to be in my life ,,but expected him to come to me,,, when all I needed to do was slide my chair around the table to him !!!
and a child will lead them ,,,or in my case ,,will teach them !!!
bruce
She writes
I had been out of town for several days ,so it had been a while since I'd seen my three year old grandson Drake . Now he and I were setting at my kitchen table late in the afternoon ,eating apple slices. Since I have only 2 chairs at my table ,we were setting across from each other . drake paused as he reached for an apple. "I want to set over there",he pointed across the table to the place nearest to me. Oh no sweetie , you're fine over where you are, I said ,,,besides there's no chair over here !! Without hesitation ,Drake climbed down and with great care and effert moved his heavy chair to my side of the table. Now our elbows were almost touching. Drake didn't say a word. He just munched loudly on his apple slice and smiled !! Being near to me ,,,really near me ,,was important to Drake !! I thought about that when I read my Bible that night. I want to be nearer to God!! I closed my eyes and pictured myself climbing out of my chair and into the arms of my heavenly father. LETS TALK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, he said. And I resolved to listen closely.
Draw me nearer ,nearer Precious Lord !!
While reading this and letting the message connect to me I realised how many times I have asked God to be in my life ,,but expected him to come to me,,, when all I needed to do was slide my chair around the table to him !!!
and a child will lead them ,,,or in my case ,,will teach them !!!
bruce
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