Earlier this week I was drying
my hands in an airport restroom when I overheard a conversation between a
father and his two-year-old son. Dad was handling diaper duty and he had placed
his son on one of those flimsy, plastic changing tables that fold down in
public restrooms. The boy, being at the size limit for one of those tables, was
nervously feeling the inherent instability of this device—which was producing
some crying and anxiety.
Through moans of uncertainty
and nervousness the boy hesitatingly said, “Ohhhhh… me not like this…” his
tones were long and drawn, and then he continued, “I gonna fall…”
Dad was doing his absolute
best. First, he was hurrying! He didn’t want this to take any longer than
necessary. Second, he was speaking comfort.
“C’mon buddy, I’ve got you.
I’m right here. It’s ok!”
The boy groaned again, “No… I
gonna fall…”
Then the Father replied, “Hey,
I have never, ever dropped one of my children off of one of these these things!
In fact I’ve never dropped one of my children at all! I’VE NEVER EVEN DROPPED A
PIZZA!”
With that, the misery came to
an end. He lifted the boy off of his temporary table of torture, buttoned him
up, and lowered him to the floor. Standing upright again, the boy’s anxiety
disappeared and childish security flooded back into his heart. He bounded ahead
of his dad and on with the good life.
I couldn’t help but think of
the times I’ve been placed into discomfort by the will of the Heavenly
Father—some of those times when I felt I was on a very unstable “changing
table.” (Not too sure I like that metaphor!)
In those times I want to moan
and complain. In those times I feel unsafe and vulnerable. I wonder if God is
about to drop me! I feel like everything in life is about to fall out from
under me.
It’s then that I’m reminded—God
doesn’t do that. He doesn’t drop us.
No matter where you are, if
you have Jesus as your Saviour, you can be assured He is in control. He isn’t
going to drop you. And he most certainly will use these trying times to change
you! Trust Him today!
HE’S NEVER EVEN DROPPED A
PIZZA!
“My times are in thy hand…” (Psalms 31:15)
Written by
Carey Schmidt, Shared with permission
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