Dinner Dates With God

I know Halloween is over, but I never showed you a picture of the King's pumpkin puking up his guts. He thought this was quite funny. It is that weird sense of humor again!

I was able to spend the weekend with Mom and Marv again. While I was lying in bed Friday morning, in their spare bedroom, waiting for someone to get up, my mind was wandering. I was thinking about being glad I was at their house and anticipating what we were going to do once we were all up and moving. That led me to thinking about spending time with Mom, which led me to thinking about spending time with my kids, which led me to thinking about spending time with my Heavenly Father.

Mom knew we were coming down and she had some of our favorite food in the fridge and pantry, just waiting for us to devour it. If she knew we were going to be down there every Friday, she would probably have our favorite food there every Friday. It would not be a job to her, she would look forward to it. Maybe she would have our favorite desserts ready, or have the table set nice with her best dishes and a vanilla scented candle burning. I don’t know who would enjoy this time together more, her or I.

If every now and then I was not able to make a Friday night dinner date with her, she would be bummed out, but she would cope. If I started ignoring her every Friday night to go do other things, she would be hurt. I am an adult though, so she probably would not say much to me. The first few Friday nights I did not show up, she would have supper on the table hoping that I would join her. After several nights of me not showing up, she would not stop loving me. She would continue to love me and hope that I would decide to show up on the coming Friday.

I wonder if this is how it is for God. He wants to meet with us on a regular basis, whether it is in church, during a time of prayer or while you are spending time in the Word. I think God looks forward to meeting with us; He wants us to be there. He already did all the work for us when He died on the cross. He just wants us to show up and spend time with Him. He is excited that we want to spend time with Him. Once in a while if we do not make church, Bible study, or some other meeting place with Him, I think He is hurt, but He copes with it. If we start blowing him off all the time and never show up, I think He is hurt. He wants to visit with us. He wants to know how we are doing, how He can help us and hear what we are thankful for.

Hopefully I will remember these thoughts the next time I am tempted to choose something else over God.