Cat got your tongue?

So Lindsey and I have a pretty odd cat, named Bailey. She is fat and very fluffy with her smoke-like hair. Most cats enjoy cozying up next to their owners or being held from time-to-time. Bailey begs and pleads that you hold her. Often times she will run to one of us and she will stand up on her hind legs and reach her front paws out to us in the air, as a toddler would do to their momma when looking to be held and comforted. She will paw at your legs if you ignore her. She may even jump straight into your arms if the opportune time should come along. I have never had a cat like that.
Watching her today though, gave me a wonderful image of what it must like to be God when one of His children seeks to be held and loved. To be able to reach down, pick her up, and love on her is something I enjoy and something that she loves and desires as well. Bailey reaches up to me as her provider and her source of love and affection. In the same way, God's children should reach up to Him as their source of love, energy, and provision. We look to a lot of different things for signifigance, for love, for comfort, but it is only God who could truly and fully provide all of this for us. The picture of the fat cat stretching towards the sky as I towered over her took my breath away as I thought about how huge God is and how small I am, yet God still constantly reaches down to His children to show His love, truth, and affection. It's funny what images, memories, actions, etc., God will use to spark a reminder or to teach a truth about Himself. This was a gorgeous reminder of how, even when we don't reach out to God, He still reaches down to hold us in His arms; protecting us, comforting us, loving us.
Another moment today that God has used to take my breath away was my friend Jennifer's wonderful talent of singing. We were practicing this afternoon, getting ready to lead worship for the youth service tonight, and being able to just worship as we practiced was a blessing. It is so cool to listen to Jennifer sing praises to God because you can see, feel, and hear the authenticity of her worship. I know I can sometimes be stale in my worship and in my walk with God. It was so refreshing and rewarding to be able to pause for a moment and worship with a friend. These small moments that reveal to us something about God's glory or love or whatever are moments I desparately want every day of my life. I am so grateful for these times today because they have brought back focus to the reason we are here, the reason why we have this Christmas season. As worn out as I have been lately from the shopping, parties, and all the other events that come with the season, I am forever thankful for the moments that bring me back into the prescence of the all-sufficient Savior.