Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 593
August 23, 2022///
Psalm 40:7 (KJV)
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Think with me about the times you may have been reading an early toddler a book or watched someone reading to them. There are some things that sweet boy or girl do that we can learn from.
As we begin to turn the pages and read, the toddler decides he/she wants to be in charge and turns to the next page. We get a few words out and there they go again turning the page before we are through with that page. The next page draws them.
May I tell you that God has written your story from the beginning of time. Your times are in His hand and His plan is so amazing we cannot imagine.
Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Psalm 139:16 (KJV)
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
However, as He begins to unfold His plan in our lives, we decide to take charge!
What a picture! God is trying to guide us, and we decide we just want to move on and turn the next page. God is trying to teach us and train us, and we just want to move on to the next thing.
A toddler will also turn back pages, going in the opposite direction of the story and another thing they do is just decide to get down from our laps and go do something a little more interesting.
At some point they may come back and continue to control the turning of the pages! We open our arms and hug them and continue to try to teach and train through reading the story!
How many times have we taken the page of our life God has us on, and we revert back to the past. You cannot go forward if you are looking back or turning back to yesterday’s pages.
Philippians 3:13 (KJV)
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
We spend much time jumping from the Father’s loving arms, while He is showing us a picture of the next steps of our life, and just go do something that draws our attention elsewhere.
But may I tell you that when we come back to the Father, He will open His arms, lift us up and attempt again to guide us. Our detours from what His plan is for us does not change His ultimate plan and He will bring that page of our story and the next and the next in its timing when we give Him control!
As the toddler grows, he/she begin to understand that the story has a direction, and they listen enjoy and at some point, even began to read the story for themself.
1 Peter 2:2 (KJV)
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Wow, that is so packed with imagery! As we grow in the Lord, we begin to understand His love for us and His plan for our good and sit in His presence, listen, and learn!
2 Peter 3:18 (KJV)
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
As we mature in the word and fellowship and obedience, we begin to see in our Spirits the story and plan for the next step or steps we are to take. We rest in the Lord and in the season or page of our story we are in!
May we understand His way is always so much better than our way and His yoke is easy and His burden light. We just need to walk with Him through the seasons and story of our life and understand it is never too late to get back on the right page!
I believe God uses children to teach us many lessons and I ask you to ponder what I have shared and rest in the season God has you in! Let go and let God!
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Father, in Jesus’ name I come! I desire to walk out the story you have written for me! I give you complete control of my times and my seasons, and I rest in you and trust you with the pages of my life I cannot yet see! I Love you Jesus! Amen
Walk out your story! Love, MeMaw
THOUGHTS FROM SKYDIVING MEMAW 