Wake up in your Fathers Arms

You know I have learned that with kids you don’t really need an alarm clock especially on Saturday mornings. They are hard to put to sleep some nights but in the morning they are ready to go. Most morning we are awaken by at least one of them.
What is really interesting to me about it is that when our kids wake up, they don’t wonder if we’ll be there in our bed. They come running and jumping, eagerly and expectantly to see us, Sleepy-eyed, bad-breath’d, and morning haried as we may be. They don’t wake up worrying about what they’ll wear today or whether they’ll be warm enough – they expect that they’ll be changed and dressed up nice and warm when it’s cold. They don’t worry about if or what they’re going to eat – they expect that we’ll know that they’re hungry and will serve them a yummy, nutritious breakfast. When they fall down (and mine do a lot) they look towards us – holding out their hands to receive our hugs and kisses to make it “all better”. It amazing how well that really works. They don’t question whether or not we love them – they’re sure of it! They have no worries. They expect that we will take care of their every need.
Don’t you wish you could go back sometimes? No worries – getting pampered and hugged and kissed. Well, I have good news for you… you ARE a baby! Stay with me on this. You are the Lord’s baby! We are his children and he loves us with an everlasting and perfect love. He cares for us just like we care for our little children – in fact, even much, much more than that! It’s hard to believe that God can love you more than your mom and dad or that he can love your own kids more than you do, but he does.
Start on the next morning and come to the Lord as we are – His Children. We need not to worry about anything. Our Father is waiting for the time when we put total trust in Him. He loves us and He knows every one of our needs before even a word is on our lips. Let’s practice putting our worries aside and determine to expect our God to meet our every need. Don’t forget to take some time out of each day to say Father, thank you for loving me.
Mathew 6:32-33
32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.