Point At Me

Rylie left her Razor scooter outside on the side of our house last week and completely forgot about it for about 20 hours. When she remembered she left it out there she flipped out and ran outside to see if it was still there...it was not. Someone took it. It was incredible to see her sweet little innocent mind try and understand why anyone would take something that didn't belong to them. She was really broken up about it. Holly really felt for her. I thought it was an awesome opportunity for a teachable moment. But after talking to Rylie about it all and Holly trying to think through who would have taken it, I really got into it. "Daddy, what happens if I see someone riding my scooter? What should I do?"

I can just see it...my 6-year old daughter is playing outside with her brothers and she see's some 10 year old on our street riding her scooter. What does she do? Admittedly, just thinking about this scenario riles me up.

"What do I do, Daddy?"

This is an incredible question for anyone who has ever had anything stolen from them by their enemy...what do I do when I realize that my enemy has stolen what my Father has given me? He's older than me, bigger than me, more cunning than me, more vicious than me...what do I do? What if I really want it back? How do I get it back?

Have you ever lost anything? Has he ever stolen from you?

As I'm having this conversation with the Lord, he comes out of left field with "point at me........ you don't have to be afraid of him, you don't have to beg him, you don't even have to approach him and you won't ever need to rile me up to motivate me to get it back...just point at me. When he asks, "What on earth makes you think this is yours and if it were that I would ever give it back to you?", just point at me. I am your answer. I paid for it, I gave it and I still have the receipt for it...not to mention the fact that I detest that stupid thief."

For those that have lost what an enemy has taken...

Psalms 121

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is your keeper;
The LORD is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.

There is not one 10 year old on the face of the planet who could keep me from taking back what is rightfully my daughter's. How much more can that be said of God, your father, about anyone that would take from you?