When we were visiting friends a few weeks ago, we got a good deal of entertainment just watching this cute little kitten.
There was also a little dog that its owner brought over for our friends to watch. The dog was not much bigger than the kitten.
And that dog and this kitten had quite a merry time chasing each other around, batting at each other, and otherwise checking to see who was boss.
The dog crate belonged to the dog--at first, that is.
Then the kitten moved in.
She peeked in, peered in, stepped in, and step by step moved in and lay down in a corner, just like it owned the place.
She peeked in, peered in, stepped in, and step by step moved in and lay down in a corner, just like it owned the place.
It batted the dog's tail and caused a good deal of consternation to the poor dog who had simply come to lie down in his own crate!
The next thing we knew, the kitten was complete master of the crate, and the poor little dog was tiptoeing around the outside of it, peering in.
It could hardly have been more hilarious if we had made up the story!
And yet I thought how like human nature as well!
One person really does own something or have rights to it or belongs somewhere or has started a project, and then someone stronger, cuter, smarter, sharper, more spoiled or more assertive comes along and takes it over.
It's totally unfair, but it happens.
Pretty soon you are tiptoeing around looking inside instead of being at home in your own crate, the one you were given or that you made, built, bought, worked for, suffered for, used, and used to be peaceful in.
Now someone else serenely pockets your efforts, your possessions and your rights.
Every so often we let our children know that life is not fair, and that things will not always be fair or equal. The sooner we figure this out and accept it, the better, and the happier we will be.
But you can't let it get the best of you.
You might have to let the other person have the thing, the project, the idea, the position, the promotion, the space, the rights, or the credit.
You might need to speak up and you might need to be quiet.
You might have to wait a while for them to get tired of the fun they are having at your expense.
You might have to let go and you might have to move on.
But we know God sees everything that is going on.
He sees the sparrow fall and He sees the sharp, daring little kitten that takes over the dog's crate.
And He sees you in your unfair situation.
One person really does own something or have rights to it or belongs somewhere or has started a project, and then someone stronger, cuter, smarter, sharper, more spoiled or more assertive comes along and takes it over.
It's totally unfair, but it happens.
Pretty soon you are tiptoeing around looking inside instead of being at home in your own crate, the one you were given or that you made, built, bought, worked for, suffered for, used, and used to be peaceful in.
Now someone else serenely pockets your efforts, your possessions and your rights.
You might have to let the other person have the thing, the project, the idea, the position, the promotion, the space, the rights, or the credit.
You might need to speak up and you might need to be quiet.
You might have to wait a while for them to get tired of the fun they are having at your expense.
You might have to let go and you might have to move on.
He sees the sparrow fall and He sees the sharp, daring little kitten that takes over the dog's crate.
And He sees you in your unfair situation.
Until then, we can rest in Him and find joy in Him and know that He redeems every evil meant against us, and will work it for good in our lives.
He promised!
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