Full Hands

When everything in our life seems to be going well we tend to forget about God. We don’t spend that quality time with him that we would spend if we really needed his help. Its when we go through the hard times in life that we rely on God. That’s when we talk with him the most, and spend the most time in His word, hoping he will “say” something to us or give us encouragement. Lewis quotes St. Augustine in the The Problem of Pain saying, “God wants to give us something, but cannot, because our hands are full—there’s nowhere for him to put it.” When times are good, we don’t allow God to work in our lives, yet when times are bad we run to him begging for his help. I can somewhat understand why God allows us to struggle so much. He wants a relationship with us! And it is in the darkest times of our life that we spend the most time with him. He’s doing it out of Love, but its hard to see it that way. Lewis points out that we go to God as a last resort. “We regard God as an airman regards his parachute, it is there for emergencies but he hopes he never has to use it.” What is so impressive is that God still continues to seek us and come down to our level even though so many only choose him as a last resort. It truly shows how selfless and humble our Savior is.