Something to think about....Am I REALLY your child?

Hey all, Got this in my email today and wanted to share - hope it will touch you as it did me..... A young polar bear cub approached his mother one day and asked, "Mom, am I a polar bear?" "Of course you are," she replied with a smile. "OK," said the cub, and padded off. Later, he found his dad out by the iceberg. "Dad, am I a polar bear?" "Sure you are, son!" said his dad, wondering a bit at why his son would ask such a silly thing. The next day, the cub asked the question again and again. "Are you and mom polar bears? You are? Well, then, does that make me a polar bear? Pure, 100% polar bear?" Finally, his parents couldn't stand it any longer. "Son, you're driving us crazy with this question! You are a polar bear! Why do you keep asking? The cub looked up and confessed, "Cause I'm FREEZING!" And then there's me. Sometimes I go to my Father, and I say, "Am I really your child? Are you really my Father? Because sometimes I doubt, and other times, I don't act much like you. And I'm not sure if I'm the kind of person you would want to call your child. And sometimes things don't go well for me, and I have pain and anger and... is that ok for one of your children?" And then, though I can't see it, I can feel it -- the warm hug, the reassuring smile, the affirmation of sonship. I don't have to be perfect, I'm not expected to never feel pain or worry or care. But I'm expected to know whose I am, and that I belong. And that for whatever extravagant, outrageous reason, I've been loved and adopted by the One True God. Even polar bears get cold. And even Christians -- the adopted children of God fail and fear and falter. But we are still His. Praise God! - hugs - dea

DEA, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. I THINK WE ALL ASK OURSELVES THAT SOMETIME, GOD, DO I REALLY BELONG TO YOU?? SOMETIMES WE TEND TO FEEL THAT IF WE MAKE MISTAKES/GETANGRY/ THAT WE ARE NO LONGER HIS. BUT HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. HUGS, AND GOD BLESS, TRUDY

Trudy, Love ya girl! - hugs - dea

Dea, That was beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I will remember this the next time I am "freezing". LOL....Darla

Darla, That will be easy for me - I'm always FREEZING since wls. Have a GREAT & Blessed day! - hugs - dea

Thanks so much for sharing this one Dea! We are STILL HIS! It's so awesome to know that He never changes, He will never leave us nor forsake us. Even when we do fail and falter. He's always there to pick us up and make us warm again! Love you! Randall

Randall! Love you too Brother! He is an AWESOME God and I'm so thankful He loves us. - hugs - dea