CUP OF COMFORT: Kind Eyes

“I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness.”

Isaiah 61:10

• Springtime on the farm was always muddy. When our young son, Kris, asked, “Can I play outside?” I told him, “Play on the grass and not in the mud.” But splashing a big mud puddle with a plastic baseball bat was too much fun. I was striding toward him, ready to scold, when he looked up with a big grin on his face and said, “I just love this!” I went to get the camera. Later, a muddy, shivering little boy was at my door, asking to come in and wanting clean clothes. And I welcomed him in and cleaned him up. Our loving Father does the same for us. We might like our “mud puddles” too, until we learn their self-destructive nature and (hopefully) outgrow them. During the whole process of growth, though, we never need doubt God’s kind eyes upon us. Better to bask in God’s love than stay in the mud.

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