by Bo Sanchez
Let me tell you a crazy story I heard recently. There' s this
husband who out of sheer love for his wife decided to prove
it to her.So he swam the widest oceans, crossed the deepest rivers,
and climbed the highest mountains to show his deep devotion to her.
But in the end, she divorced him.
Why?
Because he was never home. (Get it?)
Let me tell you an experience I had as a kid. One day, I asked
Mom, "Why do my shoes keep eating my socks?" As a young boy,
that was always a mystery for me. All my other classmates
never had that problem. Their socks remained tight and
high up their legs the entire day.
Mom didn't answer my question but simply gave me two rubber bands
which I dutifully placed around the top of my socks. To this day,
fifteen years later, I still have permanent circle marks around my legs.
But aside from giving me this slight defect,
the two bands worked like magic.
It never occurred to me that Dad and Mom didn't have the money
to buy a new pair of socks for me. So I wore five-year-old socks,
all soggy, grayish, and garter less. And yet amazingly, I never complained.
I believe it was because Dad was always home when I needed him.
Every night, after coming from work, we'd jog together, sit around,
and talk about Tarzan, Farrah Fawcett Majors, God, and what I wanted
to be when I grew up (a stockholder) . On Saturdays,
we'd walk to Cubao, eat a hotdog-on-a- stick,and buy
new rubber bands before going home.
I've learned that in truth, we don't want our loved ones to
show their love for us in big ways. Swimming the widest oceans,
crossing the deepest rivers, and climbing the highest mountains
seem spectacular -- but that's not what we really want.
Deep in our hearts, we just want them home. With us. Sometimes,
God will operate that way. Suddenly, He decides not to answer our prayers,
or fill our need, or heal our sickness, or give us
the miracle we're asking for. (He's got reasons why He won't, and
believe me - they're pretty good ones.) So He'll just be there beside you,
holding you in a hug. Sharing your pain. Weeping as you weep.
Oh, He might give you some rubber bands. And that
small comfort from Him will be more than enough to sustain you.
Because the most essential truth you already know ... home.
Written by Bo Sanchez Preacher in Blue Jeans
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Because he was never home. (Get it?)
Mom, "Why do my shoes keep eating my socks?" As a young boy,
that was always a mystery for me. All my other classmates
never had that problem. Their socks remained tight and
high up their legs the entire day.
which I dutifully placed around the top of my socks. To this day,
fifteen years later, I still have permanent circle marks around my legs.
But aside from giving me this slight defect,
the two bands worked like magic.
to buy a new pair of socks for me. So I wore five-year-old socks,
all soggy, grayish, and garter less. And yet amazingly, I never complained.
Every night, after coming from work, we'd jog together, sit around,
and talk about Tarzan, Farrah Fawcett Majors, God, and what I wanted
to be when I grew up (a stockholder) . On Saturdays,
we'd walk to Cubao, eat a hotdog-on-a- stick,and buy
new rubber bands before going home.
I've learned that in truth, we don't want our loved ones to
show their love for us in big ways. Swimming the widest oceans,
crossing the deepest rivers, and climbing the highest mountains
seem spectacular -- but that's not what we really want.
God will operate that way. Suddenly, He decides not to answer our prayers,
or fill our need, or heal our sickness, or give us
the miracle we're asking for. (He's got reasons why He won't, and
believe me - they're pretty good ones.) So He'll just be there beside you,
holding you in a hug. Sharing your pain. Weeping as you weep.
Oh, He might give you some rubber bands. And that
small comfort from Him will be more than enough to sustain you.
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