Wrinkled Brow

 Isn't it funny how sometimes we can have this mental image of God wringing His hands, just because we are? Somehow we tend to think that when something goes crazy in our days that God gets nervous. Maybe we think of Him as walking around to de-stress. Perhaps we think He has a wrinkled brow. But He doesn't.

In fact, when something goes crazy in our day, He doesn't react at all. He remains calm, consistent, and present. When something goes wonky, I can have a barrage of questions, sighs, and thoughts go through my being in a matter of a couple of seconds. But God doesn't do that. He never thinks:

• What went wrong?
• What did I do now?
• I didn't see that coming.
• Boy, that was a dumb choice.
• Oh no!

There are no sighs coming from God. No wringing of the hands. No wrinkled brow. He is calm, cool, and collected. All the time.

Caregiving days can be hectic. They can be chaotic. Even our best days are on the edge of what "could" happen. We never know when one little move, action, or phone call can turn things topsy-turvy. But God is consistent and doesn't budge at all, not even enough to furrow His brow! His face may show compassion and care, but it will never show worry or concern. 

That God - the consistent, calm, peaceful God of the universe, has our caregiving backs! I love that about Him. Most caregivers have some level of PTSD, I truly believe that. This often means we get frustrated at the smallest, dumbest things, like dropping a pen while trying to write. Or a spoon falling out of a bowl. SMH. For real. Those things get to us because we literally live on the edge. 

You know what - God lives on that edge too - because He is with us. But His emotions are not on edge like ours. Here we are trying to hold back curse words (most of the time) because we forgot to order trash bags or laundry soap. And our calm and collected God is right there with us, and His brow is not wrinkled by stress at all. 

Today, I'll remind myself that God's not going anywhere and He's not worried about hanging out with me either! I'll also remind myself that He is not wringing His hands, pacing back and forth,or trying to plan an escape route. He is right here because He wants to be. I'm so glad that we have a compassionate, calm God who is watching over our crazy days and still chooses to put up with our crazy brains! Lol. We can look Him in the face and never see a worried-wrinkled brow because He's got us - and He knows He's got us - and He'll never let us go! I believe I can trust this calming, peaceful God for one more day. Will you join me?

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