YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME

"If you want to see us, you know where to find us."
Mom

Mom and Dad bought a trailer and spent warm-weather-weekends parked in a campground near Hayward, Wisconsin--3 hours away from us. "If you want to see us, you know where to find us." At the time, Mom's words hurt. My husband's back injury prevented us from traveling 3 hours there and 3 hours back. And, we couldn't afford to stay overnight.

That being said, Mom's expression isn't uncommon, and it may be understood two different ways: "I'm there for you, wherever, whenever. . . (Or) . . . I'm only semi-available."

In my early twenties, Mom invited me to call collect (reverse the charges) whenever I wanted to. I took advantage of that many many times; often in tears. She was always there. She paid to listen to me cry! She was a woman of wisdom, and she paid to share it with me.

Today, I have a friend who listens to silence while tears fall down my face, and when gasping for breath won't let me talk. Our relationship says, from either of us to the other, "If you need me, you know where to find me." I text. She texts back: "Need to talk? Can we take a couple minutes to pray?"

"If you need me . . . you know where to find me."

I can't help think about my relationship with God--My side and His. I'm afraid that sometimes, though I'd never say it out loud, my attitude is, "If You want me, You know where to find me." It's not that He is unimportant to me . . . it's just that I've got so much to do. My list is . . . long.

Then I think of God. What a different story! 

"Come near to Me and I will come near to you." (James 4:8 NIV slightly paraphrased)

"He who keeps you will not slumber. " (Psalm 121: 3b NKJV)

"Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." (Hebrews 4:16 NIV)

No matter the time--No matter the situation--good news, bad news, tears, smiles, just to spend time with Him--He's there. Always there!

I need only to whisper the name of Jesus or turn my thoughts toward God, and He is there; ever allowing me to be . . .

Utterly Dependent on Him Who is Utterly Dependable,
Lonnie