Comfort

I recently started a new book called Wilderness Skills for Women by Marian Jordan. How the book ended up in my hands is too ironic for words and an unbelievable story in itself so I won't even go there right now, however, it ended up in my hands at the most perfect time. I have really not been able to put it down and I have learned so many amazing things reading it.

In the last chapter I was reading, the author made a comparison of our Heavenly Father, Jesus, and our earthly fathers. Now I have been lucky enough to have a Daddy that tries his very hardest everyday to show me what Jesus looks like. Of course he fails every now and then but his example has been amazing and I am so thankful for a loving, caring and supportive father.

The first comparison I am reminded of is one that one of my best friends pointed out to me. She told me to think about how much my Daddy loves me. And if any of ya'll know my Daddy you know he absolutely loves his little girl. He tells me all the time that I am the little girl that he waited for and always dreamed of (I told ya'll he is awesome). But my friend told me to think about how much my Daddy loves me and how hard it is for him to see his little girl hurting, and then to think about that love in an immeasurable way and to think about Jesus loving me and I am his daughter and when I am hurting, He hurts also.

I think we often forget to see Jesus in that light, that he is our Father.
When we are joyful, He is joyful.
When we hurt, He hurts.
Jesus is after our joy, and when we are experiencing anything less, He hurts too. The most amazing thing, though, is that He is the answer to that hurt. And even though He is feeling it with us, He is calling us to Him all at the same time. Because He is a Father, and we all know that a good Father, which He is, always knows what to do to make everything okay.

The second comparison that I am reminded of is one that I read in the book I was talking about. The author talked about a time when something scary happened and she couldn't fall asleep. She said her father walked into the room and sat down in his chair and within minutes she was fast asleep. I couldn't help but laugh when I read this because that is totally me. I really don't enjoy being by myself anyway but I really don't like it when my Daddy isn't around. I'm sure its not just me but being around my Daddy brings me comfort, I feel safe, and I am at total peace. There is no worry, no anxiety, no fear.

When is comes to our Heavenly Father, the same things apply. He is a good Father and He loves His children so much. I am really starting to understand how comforting and peaceful the presence of God is and how when He is on His chair, or throne, which is always, I can feel at ease, safe, protected, loved, adored, cherished, and the list goes on and on.

Whatever the circumstance in my life, I can rest in the fact that my Heavenly Father is with me, always. And His presence brings peace and comfort, always.