History. Not necessarily the kind like in my college History of Western Civilization class...ugh that class...it was at 7:30 in the morning. I have no clue what happened in that class or what we were taught. I was usually just becoming conscious about the time the class was over. I'm referring to history as it relates to my life....and yours. To me, history in my relationships is like a profile.....or an about tab, to put it in Facebook language. At work I often say the phrase, "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior....I guess
that's the same as saying "look at the history to know what they will do next". We rely on history everyday, and may not even know it. Just yesterday, I texted a snarky comment, that I will not publish on FB, to one of my best and longtime friends Dawn Moss . It had probably been a month since I had texted her.....but just as I expected, she texted me right back with the OMG LOL I was expecting....that led into a brief catch up session. Today, I went in to get Katie up from her nap, and the minute she saw me she flashed her million dollar smile, threw her arms out and yelled MAMA! She knew me....and she knew who I was to her. I've been sick all day....and while taking a break from something Griffy was working on, he came upstairs and started rubbing my shoulders and neck...I didn't ask....I didn't tell him where to rub...he just knew. I could give countless examples...and they would all show the same thing. History. Dawn knew how to answer me, and knew what I was talking about, because we have history. Katie couldn't wait to have me pick her up out of that crib, because she knew after all her sleeping sessions, someone comes and gets her....this time it was me....she and I have history. Griffy knew what hurts me the most....what causes me much discomfort - my neck and shoulders. He knows me well, we have history. It's the same for everyone in each of our lives....we have history in our relationships....predictors of where we are headed, what we will think...how we will react, based on the past. That's why my relationship with God is so personal....so special to me. He knows what I came from, and I know what He did for me. He knows about all my infirmities, and I know He has always healed me. Can you imagine how difficult it would be if every time you went to pray you had to reintroduce yourself? How hard would it be to trust and depend on a God who had no record of faithfulness, or keeping His promises...or forgiving? Do you know why I know I am forgiven when I do wrong? Because His word says He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins...and He always does. Do you know why I am confident that I am never alone, that He walks with me every step of the way? Because He said He would never leave me or forsake me...and He never has. Do you know how I know He feels every pain and heartache I do? Because When Lazarus died and his sisters were grieving, the Bible says that Jesus wept. History. It's what binds our heart to another and let's us know where they will be for us in the future. The same God that took the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, the same God that raised Lazarus from the dead, the same God who was in the midst of the fire with the 3 Hebrew children....that God has history....and if past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior, then you can stop worrying. His history says He's got this one.
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