God: “Pull up a chair and sit a spell.”
Me: “Sure, I’ve got a few minutes. This is nice…to slow down for a minute.”
God: “It is, isn’t it. Did you notice how beautiful the rain is this morning?”
Me: “Yeah, that’s quite a lot of rain. It’s keeping me from fishing this morning, though. You know that’s why I came down to Kentucky this week, right…to fish.”
God: “I thought you came to get some rest and restore your soul. You mentioned being spiritually empty and needing some time to be re-filled with my Spirit.”
Me: “Yeah, I just really think I could do that better out on the boat with hooks in the water than stuck here at the house in this rain.”
God: “But this is nice, right? This rain sure is peaceful isn’t it?”
Me: “Yeah, sure. I like the way it sounds hitting the trees and ground.”
God: “I knew you would.”
Me: “Sure would be nice to be out on the water, though.”
God: “You’re not the only one of my creation that needs restored and fed, my child.”
Me: “Oh. Yeah, I suppose you have quite a few others to think about in that regard, eh?”
God: “…”
Me: “This coffee sure is nice. Thanks for making that possible.”
God: “You’re welcome. I like giving you the things you enjoy.”
Me: “I enjoy time in the boat. 😉”
God: “…”
Me: “So, what’s new? I just read this passage here, and I suppose you have something for me in that somewhere, right?”
God: “Do you see how the rain is bouncing off the leaves there and making it look like the bush is dancing? Isn’t that awesome!?”
Me: “Ummm. Sure, yeah that’s cool. Doesn’t really have much to do with this passage from your Word that I just read, though.”
God: “It takes a lot of work to aim each rain drop just right so it’ll hit the right leaf at the right time.”
Me: “Mmm. Yeah, I don’t reckon I ever gave that much thought.”
…
Me: “Well, this has been a nice few minutes, but I’ve got to get going if I’m gonna serve you today.”
God: “You just got here. Can’t you stay just a while longer?”
Me: “Father, you know I’d love to, but if I’m gonna be fruitful for your kingdom today, I better get going now.”
God: “Can’t you stay just a bit longer. This is nice.”
Me: “Maybe just another minute or two, but that’s all I have time for today.”
God: “Isn’t this nice, though?”
Me: “Yeah it is, but we can talk throughout the day about the specifics if you want. I really should get started with my day. I’ve got a lot going on today.”
God: “…”
Me: “What, you’re gonna guilt me for wanting to get out in the field doing your kingdom work?”
God: “I didn’t say anything.”
Me: “Oh, I thought that was you.”
God: “Since you bring it up, I don’t really NEED you to do the work, you know that right?”
Me: “True. I guess you could just snap your fingers and it’d be done, but you called me to it right? So it really is something I should get out there and do if I’m gonna do it well and bring you any glory today.”
God: “Even the leaves on that bush are bringing me glory as they dance in the rain.”
Me: “So, you’re saying I should go dance in the rain?”
God: “I’m saying you don’t have to be busy to bring me glory. In fact, you simply being brings me much glory.”
Me: “Oh. But you built me to move.”
God: “I created you to bring me glory.”
Me: “But I’m wired to be busy and moving from one thing to the next.”
God: “You’re ‘wired’ to bring me glory.”
Me: “But I don’t know how to do that just sitting here doing nothing.”
God: “Sitting with me and watching my rain is ‘nothing’?”
Me: “Well, when you say it like that it sounds harsh.”
God: “…”
Me: “I know it’s not nothing. I’m sure it’s quite the orchestration of events to make rain happen like this. It’s just that…”
God: “It’s what?”
Me: “I don’t know. Its just hard to sit here this long.”
God: “I understand.”
Me: “Do you? I mean, you’re God. You can be everywhere in the world all at the same time.”
God: “I had to sit and watch my Son die on the cross.”
Me: “Oh yeah, there is that. I don’t know how you did that.”
God: “It was hard, but worth it. I did it so that we could sit and talk this morning.”
Me: “What do you mean?”
God: “It’s through Jesus that you can know me.”
Me: “Oh. Well, thank you for that.”
God: “You’re welcome.”
…
Me: “So I can go now?”
God: “I was never keeping you.”
Me: “But you made me feel guilty for wanting to leave.”
God: “No, I was WANTING you to stay and spend time with me.”
Me: “I do want to, I just have a lot to do today.”
God: “I understand.”
Me: “We can talk throughout the day.”
God: “Sure, if that’s what you want.”
Me: “Isn’t that what you want too, to talk to me throughout the day?”
God: “I want you.”
Me: “You have me.”
God: “…to spend time with you.”
Me: “We can spend time together doing the things I have to do today…two birds so to speak.”
God: “It’s not the same.”
Me: “But you’re God. You can make it the same.”
God: “That’s not how it works.”
Me: “Oh. I wouldn’t know.”
…
Me: “Well, I best get going. This has been nice. See you out there.”
God: “Ok. I’ll be here when you’re ready.”
A Note From Dad 