Hello Church,
Kim and I are seasoned veterans....
We met Hope's roommate and her family yesterday. Tressa seems like a really nice girl, a good fit for Hope and her transition to the college life. Meeting Tressa's parents was fun too.... and it took me back in time.
Sending a kid away to college is a big deal. When it's your first time sending one away, like it is for Tressa's parents, it is a REALLY big deal. Kim and I were reminded of the especially high anxiety of moving Leah to Otterbein. It always seems to be tougher on Mom, but Dads do get anxious as well. We just don't show it as much because we are trying to be cool.
This is our 5th time of watching a kid move away. There is a certain 'blah, blah, blah' about the experience. At the same time it is our last. It will be interesting on move-in day (August 19th). I'm sure I'll be the cool dad. Mom will be a blubbering mess...... 'blah, blah, blah'.
I wonder if this is anything like God felt when He decided to give us free will?..... Sending us off into the world, giving us instruction, but knowing we are going to do what we want now. I wonder if He got anxious. I wonder if He still does.
In some ways all of us are still in college, trying to figure out how to live life on our own. We go about learning and partying and find those moments when we need to decide which decision is the best versus which decision we really want to make. I wonder if God just sits back and tries to be cool. Or does God become a blubbering mess? And does it ever become 'blah, blah, blah' for Him?
I hope Hope chooses well. God hopes we choose well also...... every single day. And if Hope doesn't choose well, cool dad and anxious mom will come to the rescue. And if we don't choose well, God will be there for us. He always has been. God loves us and cares for us and hopes fo.......blah, blah, blah.....
God is Good
Pastor Joe
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