A lot of times we can put walls around ourselves to protect us from things around us. But no matter what measures we take we are going to be hurt sometime through our lives.
I remember when my two youngest children were going to stay with Grandma for the day. She let them know that they could not go climbing up the mountain or do anything outside that they could possibly get hurt, like climb a tree. She didn’t want them getting hurt while they were with her. Later on in the day I ended up getting a phone call. My son had run down the hallway, tripped going into Grandma’s bedroom, and hit the edge of her dressing. He had a pretty bad spot on his head but Grandma wasn’t sure if it was bad enough to go to the doctor. It was a head wound but wasn’t bleeding profusely, like head wounds usually do.
I finally decided to have them bring him into town and I would meet them at the urgent care. As it turned out it was a cut that need stitches but it didn’t bleed very much because it was an impact cut. So much for my mom trying to keep him from getting hurt by not allowing him to do things more dangerous. It doesn’t really matter where they are if you have a kid that is accident prone they are going to get hurt.
Sometimes we has Christians can try to be too protective of new believers. We think somehow we have the wisdom to know what is best for them. Now I am not saying we should not be watchful for them. But what I am saying is that God reads the heart. God knows what He needs to allow into a person’s life in order to refine their character for heaven. We also need to realize that God is a God of power. He has the protective power that we don’t even process.
I remember when I was a kid and my parents were witnessing to a lady. She was interested in becoming a Christian. She came to some meetings at our church and was really enjoying what she was hearing. Then there was a speaker that was sharing some things that were not good and my parents were cringing. They didn’t say anything until later. They asked her what she thought of the meeting. She said it was great. When they asked her about what was great she shared and what she had heard was different from what the speaker had said. God has a thousand ways to deal with issues but we think we are smarter. No, we don’t consciously say that but we live that way. We need to remember God can handle it all. We need to love these people but give God room to work. Our major role is to love them, pray for them, and be there for them.
Dear Father,
Help us to be the kind of witnesses You would have us be without getting in the way of Your workings. Prompt us with Your guiding hand.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Let’s make sure we are in tune with Jesus voice so that we can help those around us and not hinder them in their growth.
Love you all.
Do you have a story? Maybe you have been too protective of someone whether physically or spiritually, what was the outcome?
Maybe you have been the one that has been protected what is your story?
I love to hear the testimonies of others.