Children of God

Yesterday we read 2 Jn v9 "Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son."

I was really struck by an image as I read this verse...

You have all seen little kids in the store with their parents. They hold their parent's hand until they see something off to the side that distracts them, and then they let go of them and run off to see whatever it is that looks interesting. After a few minutes, they get bored, and they realize they don't know where their parents are...

I was thinking how much this applies to us! As Christian ladies we are holding our heavenly Father's hand, and walking through life. But every once in a while we see something that we cannot get to if we keep holding His hand, and so we let go and run off. Whatever it is quickly becomes boring, and we are convicted to look for God again...and sometimes we have wandered so far away we cannot find Him immediately. And that is when our whole world comes crashing down and we feel lost and abandoned.

But, praise God! He is our Father, and He loves us more than any earthly parent loves their child. And, He is all powerful and all knowing, and HE will never lose us. So take warning and take heart! Don't let go of God's hand in life...stay by His side, because He knows what we really need. But, be encouraged, when we realize we have wandered away, our Heavenly Father knows where we are, and He rejoices in finding His lost sheep.