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WHACK! “A Gentle Whack on the Side of the Head” God

October 30, 2009 By Jean Wise

What a great start to the morning -on my second cup of coffee, checking the third item off my to-do list, and accomplishing numerous jobs. I was a multitasking fiend, zipping along like a road runner.

WHACK! Hitting myself on the side of the head I said out loud, “I forgot to pray this morning.”

Each morning I try to start my day with the Lord. I sit quietly and praise him. I lift up my prayer concerns for family and friends and I read a devotional. Often I also journal where I feel God is leading me on my journey.

Sounds nice, doesn’t it? But to be honest too often I dive into my day without first honoring God.

WHACK!

Do you watch NCIS? This favorite television show of mine shows the main character, Gibbs, frequently slapping Dinozzo, another agent, on the back of the head -a mild, loving head slap to redirect Dinozzo’s attention back to where it belongs. Gibbs administers tough love on his agents.
WHACK!

As soon as I realized I forgot God, I quit all the important, urgent items in front of me and closed my eyes in prayer.

Thank you Lord for being a “gentle whack on the side of head God.” I am so sorry for not putting you first, not just this morning, but all the time. Thank you for nudging me back into your arms and welcoming me there. Like the father in the story of the prodigal son, you wait and run out to greet the one who was lost. You not only wait, you celebrate when we return to you. I can not even imagine the depth of your love. You wait for me while I run around madly pursuing what I think is more important than you. Then you gently remind me, redirect my attention back to you. You are love, tough love, but love all the same. Help me to remember you.

I am grateful for a welcoming God.
I am thankful for a waiting God.
I am in awe of our wonderful God who occasionally is also a “gentle whack on the side of head type of God.”

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  1. blankClella says

    November 3, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    Ok I am just now getting around to reading posts.
    Talk about needing a whack on the side of the head!! I’ so thankful for a God who knows when this is just what I need. And also for friends who will do this for me.

  2. blankJean Wise says

    November 1, 2009 at 12:10 am

    Thank you for your nice comments. great to connect with you Nada. Karen the whack a mole reference is funny. and Johnnie love the Bible verse.

  3. blankNada says

    October 31, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    This morning as I was communing with my Heavenly Husband, He was talking to me about His being a gardener, and a picture came in my mind similar yours, except I was sitting reading His word (His Seed), with all the high tech apparatus all surrounding me, waiting in silence. Later I googled “God as Gardener” and was brought to your blog for the first time.

    Thank you for the blessing!

  4. blankKaren says

    October 30, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    I think we’ve all been the mole in this “whack a mole” life. Thank goodness He does, to get me back on course. Good one Jeanie. Love the pic. 🙂

  5. blankJohnnie says

    October 30, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    That happened to me yesterday — just too many other things grabbed my attention and I put off my daily Bible reading until late last night. The passages still deeply touched my heart, especially this convicting one: “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love” (Psalm 143:8a).

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