Thursday thanksgiving...

Mr. D can be very sweet. He loves to be kissed and tickled. He is usually quick to obey, which is good because he gets into everything! We applaud his handstands and laugh when he is silly.

We love him.

But Mr. D can be very naughty. He sometimes he runs away from us. He will scream in defiance until he is exhausted. We correct him and are grieved at his rebellion.
But we love him.

And in him I see myself.

Sometimes I hear the voice of the Lord and quickly obey. Sometimes I scream in defiance until I'm exhausted. And although the Lord grieves over my rebellion, he is unfaltering in His merciful love for me.

I'm so thankful for this reminder.

Prone to wander, Lord I feel it

Prone to leave the God I love
Prone to hear you and not heed it
Prone to scorn you in your love

Oh to grace, how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be
Let your goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to thee
Jesus sought me while a stranger
Wandering from the heart of God
He to rescue me from danger
Used his own precious blood

Come Thou Fount as performed by Sara Groves