Fun While It Lasts By Jenna V Hilton #Devotional

A while ago, while my family and I were coming home from church, we saw these two dogs running down the road. A smaller dog and a Labrador. I don’t know if it was chase, but they were having fun out on their adventure. Sooner or later, though, hopefully those dogs will be picked up and returned to their family/families. They might have fun out there for a little bit, but after a while, they might get hurt. And their family/ families must be scared to death for them.

God doesn’t like it when we run away either. I mean, we’re not his pets, but we are his kids. He loves us like a son and daughter and the rules we follow as Christians are for our good. We don’t see that sometimes, though. A lot of people think that Christianity is a stuffy religion full of thou shalt nots and holier than thou people who stuck up their noses at people who do wrong. And while their are people like that, not everyone is. And Christianity is not a religion. It’s a relationship with the God who made everything and yet pays attention to every little thing we do. He sees every tear that falls, and even collects them in a bottle! So, while some things might be appealing at first, or maybe you just wanna fit in, it’ll hurt you in the end. But here’s the thing. God is always looking, always watching for your return. He never gives up on us. Even when we give up on ourselves.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for loving us enough to keep looking for us when we run away, even if we spite you and turn our back on you. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Jenna V. Hilton is nineteen, and lives in Arkansas with her parents, two sisters, a brother, and dog.  She is a senior in high school and planning to attend college to become a veterinarian.