Sick Day

So yesterday I took a sick day from work. My original goal was to work from home, but that proved to be impossible. I hadn't realized how challenging it is to care for a sick 7 month old. He was fussy and clingy and didn't want to eat, and I had to take him to the doctor. The report from the doctor was good - just a cold - but the trip to the doctor was interesting. Why is it that babies have to wait to poop until you're in the car? That left me trying to change one of the messiest diapers I've ever changed on the fold-down changing table in the bathroom of the Dr.'s office. I'll spare you the details, but I will say, it was quite ... interesting.

Our son, who in my opinion is the greatest in the world, is quite the child. He loves people, he loves to be active, he loves his mommy & daddy, but he does not like to cuddle. You try to hold him close, but unless he's exhausted, he wants nothing to do with it. Most of the time he wants to play on his own or sit on the couch on his own. However, all the while he's busy doing things "on his own," he wants you're full and undivided attention. Then he gets sick. All of a sudden this same baby boy wants to be held and wants to be next to you all the time. Interesting.

But you know, as a pastor and someone who's been a follower of Jesus Christ for some time now, it occurs to me that we often act the same way toward God. We love God, a lot, but at the same time, we like to go through life on our own. We want to play, and rest, and work on our own; however, it's nice to know that God is nearby watching us in case we get in trouble. But then when things go wrong and we're not feeling so great, all of a sudden we want to be held and comforted by God.

Now I know that following God means that we can't just sit back passively waiting for God to "do something." Yes we wait on God, but our waiting must be active. So while we should be busy living our lives for Christ, it's also important that we don't forget that God is the one in whom we "live and move and have our being."

Oh, by the way, even when our son is sick, he's still awfully cute.