May 09

His Good Gifts Come in Time

Keep on asking and you will be given what you ask for … If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask Him.

Matthew 7:7a (NLT)

My 8-year old son has been dealing with a fear of bad weather--wind in particular. There have been many occasions when he has come to our bedside and asked to sleep with us, his small passionate voice describing a rattling screen or the scary trees swaying as ominous shadows of the night. Each time we would comfort him, take him back to his bed and encourage him to pray, to trust God, to be brave. Some evenings he was very brave. Occasionally, we would get a return visit.

Then, last night, a huge windstorm hit after our son fell asleep. The mighty wind pummeled us. It rolled down the length of our home shaking it and every screen on the front of the house. Soon quiet footsteps approached the bed and a tiny voice whispered, “Can I sleep with you? The wind is really bothering me.“

I lifted the covers and he crawled in between us--safe and sound, warm and comfy, he soon fell fast asleep. It reminded me of how God sometimes answers my pleas--in time, when it’s just right. When I really need His comfort, He’s there for me.

Lord, thanks for listening! Bless us with Your good gifts, and bless us with Your presence, the greatest gift of all. Amen.