Trying to stay out of trouble
We pulled the car slowly to the side of the road. We had been looking for the goslings because we had been told they were at the lake by the hospital. They were sitting too close to the road (in my estimation) and I rolled my window down and told the mother goose that I thought she was irresponsible and should move the group to the other side of the water, away from the traffic.
The mother goose looked at me. She craned her neck (or goosed her neck since she was a goose and not a crane). I waited. She did not move. I clicked at her. She shook her head at me and finally stood up.
The goslings rose up in mass and moved toward the waters edge. I slide up my window and pulled away from the curb happy that I had influenced her to move to a safer location. I pulled to a stop ready to merge onto highway 19. I gave the group a quick glance in my mirror. They had all sat back down. They had not moved.
I accelerated and drove back to the church. I’m worried about the goslings. They don’t know about cars. They don’t know about curbs and it’s a steep learning curve. They can’t afford to learn this lesson by experience.
My warning was ignored. I guess I don’t speak goose.
The Bible is full of God’s advice. There are lots of warnings. Sometimes we get up and make all the indications that we are ready for change, but before we know it, we are sitting right back in the trouble zone.
Are you resting on the wrong side of safety? Are you sitting too close to trouble? Are you listening to God’s words or do you think He is talking a different language?
Next time you sense God telling you something, write down the message. Post it on your fridge, put it in your wallet, share it with a friend. Don’t rest until you get to a safer place.
I’m worried about the goslings because they didn’t seem to have good leadership. I’m worried about us because we don’t listen to our leader.
Trying to goose you,
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