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He Just Wants Us to Come to Him

  • Ginger McPherson
  • January 6, 2022
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I rushed around the corner of the school building to the nurse’s office where my son sat cradling a broken left arm. The nurse told me he’d attempted a trick on the monkey bars during morning recess, and as is the case with many adventurous little boys, he’d fallen hard onto the unforgiving ground underneath.

I could see as I approached the room that he was trying to be brave. He was trying to hold it all together and be strong, yet his eyes were full of pain. But as I entered and our eyes met, all that effort instantly melted away. He burst into tears. He knew his comforter had come. He didn’t have to hold it all together any more. He could show his pain—raw and real—because I was there now. I would hold him. I would take care of him. I would help him through.

As I think back on that morning, I wonder what it would mean for us if we could see God in that same way. As our Abba Father. Our Comforter. Our “very present help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1). How would our relationship with God grow if we really believed He doesn’t expect us to hold it all together all the time? How would our perception of Him change if we really knew how great His love is? If we really understood He doesn’t expect us to be strong when we’re hurting or brave when we’re broken?

He just wants us to come to Him.

If you’re struggling today, if you’ve found the ground underneath your feet unforgiving and hard, God wants to be there for you. You don’t have figure it all out on your own. Let God in. He doesn’t accuse. He doesn’t condemn. You can be raw and real knowing His arms never break. Instead they tenderly hold, fiercely protect, and unconditionally love.

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Ginger McPherson

Ginger McPherson is a writer, Bible teacher, and pastor’s wife in Oklahoma who traded her busy life as a college professor for a spaghetti-stained apron and the full-time role of stay-at-home mom for her three littles (7, 5, and 3). When she’s not trying out a new recipe or attempting to grow vegetables in her modest suburban backyard, you can find her scribbling down words, one at a time wherever she can. Her passion and prayer are for God to use those words to encourage others by filling them with His hope, faith, and immeasurable grace. To read more, check out her website at glmcpherson.com or follow her on Instagram.

2 comments
  1. Jonalyn Smith says:
    March 19, 2022 at 3:49 am

    I think God gave us children so we can get a glimpse through His eyes.

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    1. Ginger McPherson says:
      April 29, 2022 at 6:10 pm

      I absolutely agree! I’ve learned so much more of who He is and His great love for us since becoming a mother. Blessings to you!

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