The month of June has come and gone. I’m sure you’ve noticed how fast the summer is passing. I was blessed to have my older daughter and 10-year-old grandson spend much of the month with me. With their help (mostly, my daughter’s) I was able to get the garden boxes ready for planting and I now have green beans growing, along with the tomatoes and peppers I’d already planted. It will take awhile for the harvest of most vegetables since I was late getting started.
My grandson spent a week with me without his mom. He is a busy boy! He is all about toads, slugs, and basketball with a few newly hatched preying mantises thrown in for good measure. The highlight of his day was when Farmer Kirk made hay and allowed him to ride the tractor, the one with the enclosed cab. He, also, read more books than usual since Grandma demanded equal time between educational activities and screen time activities. Grandma also had to give time tossing a baseball and trying to hit a badminton shuttlecock. I managed to throw well enough for him to get a few hits of the baseball but hitting the shuttlecock was a different story. Neither of us were very successful at that! It was a good week with one tired grandma and a boy who loves the farm.
After one particularly busy and a bit difficult day for listening I was trying to be patient while waiting for him to finish getting ready for bed so I could read to him. He is easily distracted! I finally said, “You have just about used up all my nerves today.”
To which he replied, “How many do you have left?”
“I think I have half of one left,” I said.
Later, as I reflected on that moment I wondered if I ever use up God’s nerves. I’m not a good listener sometimes. I read the Word, but I don’t let it change me. Does God ever get upset with me? Is God disappointed with His people today? It seems our Nation has forgotten God. I wonder, will God’s people remain faithful?
The prophet, Hosea, proclaimed, “My God will reject them because they have not obeyed him; they will be wanderers among the nations” (Hosea 9:17). Israel had turned from God to worship and offer sacrifices to false gods. They even sacrificed their children! God’s judgment was coming.
The Apostle Peter reminds us judgment is coming. God judged the world once with water, but the next time it will be fire.
“By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men” (2 Peter 3:7).
“So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation . . .” (2 Peter 3:14-15a).
As always, thank you, Diana. I need these reminders every day.
Thank you, thank you for writing. You have been busy, busy.
Blessings on you, your family, your garden.
Thank you for sharing! 🙂