“7’For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. 8In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD, your Redeemer.” – Isaiah 54:7-8 (ESV)
Will God be disappointed in me and my actions, yes. Will He turn away from me, yes. Will it be forever and abandoning of me, NO. And I capitalized on purpose. God will never abandon me. He is with me always even in those times when I am not following His plan for me or not doing the tasks He has for me.
Notice the words from God in the verses above, “for a brief moment” and “for a moment”. God may shake His head at those things that I do that are less than becoming. As a father, I have those moments when I wonder what my boys were thinking to get themselves into something. I stand there shaking my head and hide in my hands in “the moment”. But, in the next moment I am picking them up and dusting them off in a show of compassion and love for them so that they know they are my child. God does the same with us. He looks down to see me make the mistake and shakes His head only to then reach down and help me up. He is forever my father and demonstrates His compassion and love for me at every turn.
When you find yourself in a tough spot, what are you feeling? Are you thinking that you are all alone? What if you were to lean on God, knowing that He saw you, shook His head in disbelief and then was reaching down to help you up?
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