Boundless Love

Dear God,

I searched very hard this week for the perfect trampoline for my child. The therapist said it would be very helpful for him, and it looks like something he really enjoyed during our first session. I searched for and even found one second-hand from another mom whose son just finished using it for his therapy.

You were with us when we drove in the rain to get it, and we somehow managed to fit it in the back-end of the car with the hatch slightly ajar. I drove home very excited to get it home and to see the same expression of joy on his face that he had shown as he bounced on the trampoline at the therapy session two days earlier.

And then I sat it in the front room, next to the Wonderhorse, who has already lost her luster. And then my heart sank. I just spent the past hour aquiring this trampoline, only to find he has no interest in it. None. He humored Dad with about 3 bounces later that evening.

I am so frustrated with the situation. God, do you understand?


Dear Sarah,

Over the years you have asked me for things, and I searched very hard, and sometimes made you wait for something I just knew you would love. I moved the heavens and the earth to place the right people and circumstances in your path, and to lavish you with gifts, such as a home, cars, and other desires of your heart.

And just when I give you something I know you will love, you move on to the next thing, and hardly notice it at all. Yet the depth of my love for you knows no bounds. Yes, I understand.

Love,

God

And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. Ephesians 3:18