Two mothers were watching their children scamper around in a large field of wildflowers. The children were having a lot of fun and the sun was shining overhead.
The younger mother took a sip of her iced drink and placed the tall sparkling glass in the cupholder on her chair. "It's sure a fine day for the children to be playing outside," she commented.
Her friend nodded and picked up the book she had brought along to read. They were silent for a while.
As the young mother, whose name was Pat watched the youngsters she mused. It is really too bad Jesus expects us to follow Him by faith and not by sight.Those children are happy because they can see us and know we are keeping an eye on them. Because we as Christians have to walk by faith we must be so careful and miss out on a lot of fun.
A shrill scream pierced the summery balm and was echoed by a dozen more. By the time the women reached the children one was writhing in agony on the ground while several small lads were trying to kill a poisonous snake with stones. Someone called 911 and a rescue was made but Pat was left shaken. If we had been with the children, this would have not happened.
Just as she was dozing off that night another thought stole into her awareness. If we could walk by sight with Jesus, some of us would wander as far away as we dared and would not know we were in danger. Our Guide knows what is best.
The younger mother took a sip of her iced drink and placed the tall sparkling glass in the cupholder on her chair. "It's sure a fine day for the children to be playing outside," she commented.
Her friend nodded and picked up the book she had brought along to read. They were silent for a while.
As the young mother, whose name was Pat watched the youngsters she mused. It is really too bad Jesus expects us to follow Him by faith and not by sight.Those children are happy because they can see us and know we are keeping an eye on them. Because we as Christians have to walk by faith we must be so careful and miss out on a lot of fun.
A shrill scream pierced the summery balm and was echoed by a dozen more. By the time the women reached the children one was writhing in agony on the ground while several small lads were trying to kill a poisonous snake with stones. Someone called 911 and a rescue was made but Pat was left shaken. If we had been with the children, this would have not happened.
Just as she was dozing off that night another thought stole into her awareness. If we could walk by sight with Jesus, some of us would wander as far away as we dared and would not know we were in danger. Our Guide knows what is best.
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