God Always Cares

Today’s message was written by my friend, Guest Pastor, Rev. E. Stanley Ott.

When our son was only a two-year-old, we visited a home where the living room and the kitchen were on the same level. You could walk to the kitchen through the dining room or you could walk through the hallway. However, my son only thought you had to go through the dining room.

We were sitting in the living room when he asked me for something to eat. I picked him up and started to walk to the hallway on the way to the kitchen and he became very upset. I was not going the only way he knew about!

I smiled when I realized what was going on. I realized that is how our loving God treats us. Sometimes we pray, asking God to help with something, and are upset if it doesn’t happen the way we want it to. My son began to cry even though I was doing exactly what he asked me to do. God often takes us where we need to go but takes us a different way to get there than the way we wanted.

The good news is no matter what happens, God always cares for us, never lets us go. God always works in our lives in ways that will ultimately encourage our hearts. 

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.” Romans 8:28 NIV

Let us pray: Lord, thank you that you always love us. Thank you that you always care for us even when we think there is a different way or a better way for something to happen. Today I put my trust in you knowing that you said, “I will never leave you, I will never give you up!” Amen