28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11: 28 – 30
Our daughter received a small rocking chair for her first birthday. Subsequent children used it, but it’s always been “Mary’s rocker”. Our granddaughter, Annalyn, used it for a couple of years, until she figured out she was a "big girl".
One day at lunch, Annalyn wondered aloud why she didn't sit in it very often anymore. When I asked her where she usually sat, Annalyn thought for a moment then grinned and said, “Grandpa’s lap!”
Have you watched doting parents and grandparents as a child does everything possible to crawl up on their laps or curl up next to them? The loving adult will contort into almost any shape to accommodate the child, to wrap their arms, their protection, their love around the little one(s). (Check out left side in the pic.)
The more time I am in the Word, the more I am coming to understand that’s exactly what our Heavenly Father wants to do for us. He wants us to lean into Him to have our deepest needs met. I think this is what's called a win-win situation.
Have you watched doting parents and grandparents as a child does everything possible to crawl up on their laps or curl up next to them? The loving adult will contort into almost any shape to accommodate the child, to wrap their arms, their protection, their love around the little one(s). (Check out left side in the pic.)
The more time I am in the Word, the more I am coming to understand that’s exactly what our Heavenly Father wants to do for us. He wants us to lean into Him to have our deepest needs met. I think this is what's called a win-win situation.
When was the last time I crawled onto my Heavenly Father's lap?
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