Paul E. MillerIf you wait, your heavenly Father will pick you up, carry you out into the night, and make your life sparkle. He wants to dazzle you with the wonder of his love.
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When you read the quote above, you are probably thinking that if you wait long enough, your heavenly Father will pick you up, carry you out into the night, and make your life sparkle. He wants to dazzle you with the wonder of his love. While this may sound like a great thought to have floating in your mind, it is dangerous thinking. If we think too much about what our heavenly Father will do for us when we get out of this world, we will assume that God is waiting for us like a parent waiting for their child to return home.
Sometimes, parents wait until the very moment they lose their child before they even begin searching for them. Can we really do any less? This is not an excuse to fall away from God after death; it is simply an opportunity to recognize the role that God plays in this life and how he can lift us up when we are down.
Source: A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World
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