Is The Grass Really Greener?

Have you ever watched a cat try to open a door? I have a cat that just can’t stand to be in the bedroom. He just has to get out and see what’s on the other side of the door. I can’t explain to him that he is much better off on this side of the door, well, because he’s a cat and doesn’t understand my words. He doesn’t know that there are two big cats that have claws on the other side of the door, and even though he’s pretty big, he does not have claws. There are also two dogs that would love to “play” with him if he got out. But he just can’t stand to be confined and not be able to go where he wants to go. It reminds of the teenagers in my youth group. They are all 16 or 17 now and have reached the point where they really believe that they know what’s best for them. Do you have teenagers? Do you remember being a teenager? So close to being a legal adult and you can just taste that freedom. It’s right there in front of you, you can see it just over the next hill. But they are impatient to get there and think they should be able to make their own decisions and be treated like an adult right now. They just can’t comprehend that they still don’t make good decisions, most of the time. I know I made some dumb decisions when I was a teenager, but I can’t tell them that. They think they’re different and that they know better. I think that’s how we are, even as adults, with God. We think we know what’s best for us. We want to see what’s on the other side of the door, or be free to make our own decisions without someone telling us what to do. We want God to do what think is best instead of doing what He already knows is best. Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. He has great plans for us, but He may not always tell us because it would be too much for us to handle. I guess I could let my cat out so that he could see first hand that it’s not really better on the other side of the door. We could let our teenagers have the freedom they think they deserve and could handle. God could let us make the decisions about our lives that we think are best. I don’t think I would want that, because usually what God has planned for me is so much better than what I could ever plan. I don’t want to miss out on the wonderful things He has waiting for me because I think I know what’s best for my life. I have learned the hard way, one too many times, that the grass is not always greener on the other side. But if we let God lead our path, even if it’s a little rocky along the way, He will always lead us to the greenest pasture!

~ by scootergirl1978 on April 22, 2009.