Daddy's Here!

When I was little and my parents had to work, they would leave me and my brother at an extended family member's house until my parents got off of work. There were some days when I would deeply anticipate 5:30 PM arriving when my parents would come and make sense of the world again. See, the aforementioned temporary supervisors weren't always suitable to my 3-year old emotional palate. They were sometimes harsh and not very understanding. But whenever they would get on my case or make me feel attacked, I would never get flustered. Why? Because I knew that, come 5:30 PM, I would no longer be subject to their judgments. Why? Because Daddy would be there, and he would surely come to my rescue with his better understanding of my needs! YEAH!

We can take confidence in this as people of God. And by People of God, I mean people who simply make the decision to trust that Jesus came to save us from the crustiness of this world (all evil, whether from within or without) and to restore us to our natural state of loving God and others.

Anyway, back to confidence in God. When we have entrusted ourselves to Him, we don't have to worry about what others think or about how they judge us! That boss who yells at you all the time, that person who treats you as less-than and thinks he's better than you. Don't let yourself get distracted by whatever they put on you. Sure, it can hurt. But ask God to comfort you and to show you the truth. People's junk is just smoke and mirrors. It's actually the Devil's way of isolating a person who is hurting.

Think of it. I'll take an example from a song I know. Let's say, "Isabel is a belly dancer with a kleptomaniac's restraint. Tried stealing Helena's hand basket. Made a fast getaway, but McQueen she ain't. In the courthouse, Joshua judges her ruthlessly on account of Ruth walkin' out on him..." Poor Joshua, huh? But here he is ruining Isabel's life because his own is on the rocks. Do you think Isabel would be readily sympathetic to his cause? Thanks to his actions towards her, probably not. She may even be hostile because of her own hurts. The Devil has succeeded in isolating Joshua at the hour of his great need! Ruthless.

But when we see the truth about a situation, the healing begins. So for your sake as well as that of others, don't take offense when hurt is piled onto you. There is nothing in the WORLD that could deem you unloved when God Himself has called you LOVED! Choose to live under that safe covering of His care. If you don't know how, ask God to show you. Then, like the little girl who would endure chastisement and threats from extended family, endure the junk. Hang on to the truth: 5:30 is coming, and Daddy will be here to set it all straight!