Sometimes I Wonder...

Sometimes I wonder, as I sigh in exasperation, and ask the child, "How many times have I told you not to do that?!"

Is this how my Father feels?

Sometimes I wonder, as I hear the howling for the umpteenth time in a day, "Will we ever get through a whole day without someone crying??"

Is this how my Father feels?

Sometimes I wonder, as I search for wisdom and tell the child to say "I'm sorry" yet again,

Is this how my Father feels?

Sometimes I wonder, when I've given an order and I hear the familiar "But moooooooom!"

Is this how my Father feels?

Sometimes I wonder, when I've labored in the kitchen and the sight of green beans on the table prompts a frowning face,

Is this how my Father feels?

Sometimes I wonder, when it seems all that I'm trying to teach is falling on deaf ears and is it really worth it?

Is this how my Father feels?

And then He reminds me.........

"8. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger forever.
10. He hath not dealt with me after my sins; nor rewarded me according to my iniquities.
11. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed my transgressions from me.
13. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
14. For he knoweth my frame; he remembereth that I am dust." Psalm 103:8-14

Ahh. What a Father I have!