| #ffffff;" /> | | | | would like to ask God this time.” |
| “God worries about me?” I asked, | | | | “Why don’t you ask Him this afternoon? |
| somewhat puzzled. | | | | You’ll be seeing Him.But then again, you |
| “I didn’t think God worried. Only people | | | | don’t always like His answers,” said |
| worry. And He has asked about me? He certainly has | | | | Gideon. |
| a lot of better things to do than to concern Himself | | | | “By the way,” I asked, “do you |
| with me. There are about six billion of us on Earth, you | | | | really think I’ll have enough time to visit your |
| know.” | | | | Headquarters and still catch my plane?” |
| Gideon took up the conversation. “By saying that | | | | Marla and Gideon simultaneously broke into laughter. I |
| God worries about you, we don’t mean that He | | | | looked at them with a puzzled expression.Having |
| is a worrier. Marla meant that God is concerned about | | | | regained their composure, they looked at each other |
| your progress on Earth. He wants you to fulfill your | | | | and Gideon said, “It’s really funny, Marla. |
| mission, to accomplish the purpose for which you | | | | Here is this man who’ll be meeting with God this |
| came to Earth. He is concerned because He loves | | | | afternoon. He’ll be speaking directly with the |
| and cares about you. He wants you to | | | | Almighty, the Lord of Creation, and he’s worried |
| succeed.” | | | | about whether or not he’ll miss his plane.” |
| “It’s difficult to understand how such a | | | | Marla turned to me and said, “I’m sorry, |
| powerful,almighty One could have time for trivial human | | | | John. Gideon and I got carried away with the ludicrous |
| pursuits. Sometimes, in my less enlightened moments I | | | | nature of the situation. It’s just that the entire |
| fail to understand how God could love us,care for us | | | | Earth scene seems pretty absurd at times. People |
| and help us.” “You don’t always | | | | scurrying to their synagogues, temples or churches for |
| have to understand, John,” replied Gideon. | | | | an hour or so and then rushing back home, not having |
| “It’s more important that you accept it. | | | | time for anything. Patiently God stands by, always |
| Remember the scriptures? God cares about | | | | watching and waiting, ever trying to help. But how |
| sparrows, about lilies of the field, about | | | | could He help when no one is listening? He |
| everything.” | | | | doesn’t interfere in our freedom of choice, you |
| “Seems to me,” I said,“that | | | | see. We must be willing and trusting. We must listen |
| we’ve had this conversation before. It always | | | | for that ‘still, small voice,’ which speaks to |
| ends the same way. I’ve got a few things I | | | | us from the deepest parts of our soul. |