“And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:16-18. (NKJV).
“You never felt you belonged?”
“No,” Aunt Sadie stared over Timmy’s shoulder, remembering.
“I was five years old when Mama died and Aunt and Uncle took me in. In their own way they loved me but their children came first. I, an orphan, never measured up."
Aunt Sadie brushed tears away, tightened her jaw to hide the quiver.“Not the way I recall it,” Grandfather walked into the den. “You fit in as a special member of the family. I taught you to drive...”
“I remember,” she grinned. “I’ll never forget the way you clutched the car seat--like a drowning man clings to a life preserver. I didn't drive into the river.” She grinned, hands on her hips.
Timmy's head snapped to Grandfather.
“I also remember being the guinea pig when you learned to cook.” Grandfather crossed his arms.
“You lived to talk about it,” she said, then her voice softened. “We did have some good times, didn’t we?” Grandfather gave her a hug.
“You’ll always be special to me, Sadie--a member of our family.
“I have to remember emotions can deceive and leave us feeling unloved and hopeless. Remember whose you are, Sadie. A daughter of the King and my sister.” She smiled up at him.
Kingdom Thinking. I choose to remember His promises and not resort to self-pity. Then I can let the tears of joy stream forth and wash away the lies of the enemy. The Lord Jesus loves me with an everlasting love and promises never to leave me. He promises the same to you. He’ll never leave us as orphans. Won’t you come to Him?
“I also remember being the guinea pig when you learned to cook.” Grandfather crossed his arms.
“You lived to talk about it,” she said, then her voice softened. “We did have some good times, didn’t we?” Grandfather gave her a hug.
“You’ll always be special to me, Sadie--a member of our family.
“I have to remember emotions can deceive and leave us feeling unloved and hopeless. Remember whose you are, Sadie. A daughter of the King and my sister.” She smiled up at him.
Kingdom Thinking. I choose to remember His promises and not resort to self-pity. Then I can let the tears of joy stream forth and wash away the lies of the enemy. The Lord Jesus loves me with an everlasting love and promises never to leave me. He promises the same to you. He’ll never leave us as orphans. Won’t you come to Him?