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God Waits







Today our cat ran outside.   

Midnight loves to be outside.  

So, we let the cat stay out for a while.    

It got dark, and my daughter became concerned.  

She wanted her kitty safe in the house.   

The problem is that midnight was not ready to come back inside the confines of our home.

He wanted to chase birds and other animals.  

No amount of coaxing could persuade the wayward cat to step one foot inside that door.   

I went outside to catch him, but that too failed.  

Cats are, generally, faster than people and cannot be snared easily.  

Finally, I gave up came in and sat down in my chair saying that if he loved us, 

he would come back in when he was ready.  

Yes, it hurt, and it was scary.  

I wanted him to choose to come in, but I couldn’t force him to make that decision. 

I wondered if that’s how God sometimes feel about us.   

He made us and he loves us and yet like the cat, 

we stubbornly refuse to come to the one who loves us most.  

He has a place of safety for us, but we refuse to accept what he offers.  

So, God like me steps back and waits.  

He waits not because he does not love us, 

but because he wants us to choose to love Him 

enough to embrace him freely of our own choosing.  

Friend, God is waiting for you.  

If you have not already decided to hold close to God, 

will you choose him today?  

He has already chosen you.


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