Safe with God

Had a bit of a scare over the weekend. We went to a family get together and at one point we couldn't find my cousin's 13 year old daughter. We searched everywhere for her. She had been seen at the creek, but she wasn't there. She had been seen at the pond, but she wasn't there. We yelled her name and got no response. We were hoping that she was just hiding somewhere. We were praying the whole time. Just when we were about to gather people into search parties to search the woods, she comes walking across the lawn. She had been at the creek and forgot which way the house was and went a mile or so in the wrong direction. She was yelling but no one could hear her. A neighbor found her and brought her back. She was terrified. We were so thankful to God that a nice person found her and not someone who might do her harm.

 

Reminded me of our Christian walk. Sometimes we are at a place that God wants us to be but for some reason we lose our way and end out miles in the wrong direction. We are trying to find our way back but are lost. Then God sends someone in our direction to help us. It may be a friend, a relative, a pastor, a song on the radio, a story in the news, something that helps us get back on the right track and back where we belong. The difference, though, is that God never loses sight of us. HE always knows where we are. If we just stop, pray, and trust Him, He will bring us back.

 

I'm glad my cousin's daughter is safe back in her mom's arms. Are you safely in God's arms?