Should I Bother God With My Little Concerns?

Yep, I fell off the blogging wagon. Perhaps I am back? Here is food for thought.

 

Someone raised the question "I do not think I should bother God with my little concerns when there is death and loss, accidents to body and mind, grief and failure all about me."

 

If we turn that conversation to our own family and put those words in the mouths of our children, we would be aghast at their reluctance to tell us of their needs. "Of course I want to know your needs!," we might say, "You are MINE!"

 

We are the children of our Heavenly Father and He loves us. He loves us beyond our comprehension. What concerns us concerns Him. This Holy, Triune God wants to be involved in our lives. Just waiting to be invited. Standing at the door knocking, waiting for the door to be opened by each of us individually.

 

 

Francoic De La Mothe Fenelon wrote: "When you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you will calmly turn with an untroubled spirit to your Heavenly Father, who is always holding out His arms to you. You will look to Him for gladness and refreshment when depressed, for moderation and recollection when in good spirits, and you will find that He will never leave you to want. A trustful glance, a silent movement of the heart towards Him will renew your strength; and though you may often feel as if your soul were downcast and numb, whatever God calls you to do, He will give you power and courage to perform. Our Heavenly Father, so far from overlooking us, is only waiting to find our hearts open, to pour into them the torrents of His grace.

 

"A trustful glance, a silent movement of the heart towards Him." Yes, Lord, help us we pray.

Radical acceptance requires Total Surrender to the Holy Spirit.