Independence

Isaiah 46:4 is God speaking to His people (all of us) that He made us each individually and He will carry us, sustain us and WILL rescue us. Note that this statement is a declaration of who He WAS, IS, and WILL be. The concept is not easily accepted into our minds that have the trouble of the world all around us. However, if we focus on the PROMISE of the pending rescue.

See our real issue becomes recognizing the rescue meant for us. If we don't see the earth as God sees it then we can not possibly see what lies ahead in our future. God does know what is just ahead on my path and what will happen years from now. He will know what the proper rescue will be in a time of difficult situations.

The picture below is so sweet and a wonderful reminder of the dependency of an infant to it's parents or caregiver. We are always this needy with God, but we don't always realize it. Sometimes we think more like 2 year olds than infants. You know what I mean; we throw tantrums and wail on the floor when God wants to change our minds about the place we THOUGHT we were going...mostly because when the parent said "Let's get a banana" the 2 year old heard "let's go to Nana's". So the 2 year old gets impatient and down right ugly when a banana is proudly presented and no grandparent turns up!

The biggest complaint of a parent with a terrible toddler will tell you that their desire for independence brings them to misunderstanding about when they need help and when they don't. Isn't that JUST LIKE ME with my relationship with God!! I completely misinterrupt my situations and sometimes think I need to be rescued when all I need is perspective. When I caused the certain need for Godly help like when really I just needed to stop what I am doing and go to the bathroom BEFORE I go on the long car ride. (Examples from life: Count the cost of a project before starting it as the word declares. Or Stop to seek God's approval before transplanting my family across the country with no job opportunities in sight.) Things which could cause heartache most likely are not all going to get "removed" from our life as much as we surrounded ourselves with circumstances which feel uncomfortable. (Not a real 9-1-1 emergency - just a small finder-binder!)

We don't always hear what we want to hear and we don't always get rescued the way we want.

BUT WE ALWAYS GET RESCUED...