I remember my
first born son as a wobbly, chunky, slobbering baby who stood up to conquer one
of the major milestones in his life…walking. As a parent I was both excited and
frightened. I wanted him to walk but at the same time I didn’t want him to fall.
My first initial thought was to stand right next to him so that when he did
fall over I could catch him and keep him safe from the physical and emotional
pains of failure. But I knew that if I did that, then he would never learn how
to walk on his own…he would never grow. So, instead I let him fall…and when he
did, I was there to sweep him up in my arms to comfort him and dry his tears.
As a parent I
long to keep my children safe from pain and to give them everything in their
life they desire to make them comfortable, but I know that it doesn’t do them
any good. If I continued to feed them bottles, give them everything they ask
for, carried them everywhere we went so that they would never have to do
anything for themselves…not only would they become spoiled little brats but
also they would never become all that God desires them to be. I would be
stunting their growth in every way: physically, emotionally, mentally, and
spiritually. They may kick, scream, and throw tantrums to get what they want
but as a parent it is important to stay strong and give them only what they
need instead of what they always want…even if it means they become angry at
you.
As a Christian it
is easy to get angry and blame God for everything in our lives. We get mad
because we pray for things to happen in our approved ways and when things are not
answered to our liking we kick, we scream, and throw our tantrums to get what
we want...even though it doesn’t do any good. I know these moments must be so
hard for God because I know that they are hard for me when I deny my children
of something that will provide them comfort or enjoyment even. But I also know
that God knows better than we do.
If God gave us
everything that we wanted not only would it make us ungrateful, spoiled little
brats but the thing that we may want, might not be the right things that we
need. God knows what we need even more than I know what my children need. He
sees the very depths of us and knows the outcome of our prayers. Also, if He
did everything for us then we would never grow. Sometimes we need to walk
through things on our own in order to grow, with Him by our side to dry our
tears and comfort us after we fall.
Instead of
blaming God and remaining angry towards Him, it is vital to trust God to be the
good Father that He truly is in our lives. He knows what we need to survive even before we ask and He knows what we need to thrive. Even if things happen that truly
hurt…there is purpose in the pain and He never wastes our pain. When we put our
full trust in Him it is hard sometimes to thinks that what He does is good, but
ultimately He knows the outcomes…and honestly He really does have our best
interest at heart. HE IS A GOOD, GOOD FATHER!!!
Matthew 7: 9-11, “What man among you, if his son asks him
for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a
snake? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”
Because with out Him, there is nothing else,
Tiffany Wasson
Tiffany Wasson
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