Pictures

The top of my desk is covered with pictures. They are all under glass, so they won't be damaged by all the other stuff piled on my desk which usually covers the pictures. But throughout the day as I move things I'm met by the smiling faces of my wife, my kids, friends and family. And those pictures always warm my heart.

Some of them are when the kids were really young and those pictures take me back to good memories. Some are of kids in the church and when I look at them I am amazed at how fast time has flow and how fast they are growing up. Some are of families that have since moved from the area and I remember the friendships and long to see them again.

There have even been times when those pictures helped me calm down when my kids have done something they weren't supposed to and I'm frustrated. I'll catch a glimpse of their picture on my desk and stop and look at it for a moment. It reminds me that they aren't really the little monsters they seem to be at time, they are just kids.

Those pictures, glimpses of these special lives, remind me of the love I have for all of them.

I wonder if they ever feel that love throughout the day as I'm sitting here looking at their pictures? I think how nice it would be if I could let them know that I was thinking about them right then and how those feelings were feelings of love.

God watches us throughout the day. He looks down and sees us and I imagine he feels the same way about us as I do about those on my desk. He loves us. I know we do things that disappoint and frustrate him at times, but when he sees our faces I know his heart must be warmed by the sight. I know this because he 'so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.' (John 3:16)

Right now, look up and smile.

Yep! He saw you! And that picture warmed his heart!

Now doesn't that make you feel better?