Have you ever wanted to pull a fire alarm just to see what would happen? Oh I have! Well, I have never pulled one but, I sure have wanted to. But, if I did my Daddy would skin my back side. Growing up my Daddy was a volunteer fireman and it has been embedded into my mind that you NEVER pull a fire alarm. But, just to see the results of pulling it just one time...oh man it just gets me every time.
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At church several months ago a little boy who is maybe 4 or 5 pulled the fire alarm! The lights starting blinking and I couldn't help but laugh. Everyone else seemed panicked and here I stood laughing until my sides hurt. I totally sympathized with him as he told his Mom "I just wanted to see what would happen!" I mean, seriously, who could blame the kid. They put those things right there in front of us and then expect us never to touch them. *Sigh*
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Do you have fire alarms in your life that you just want to pull? I am in the process of learning and trying to teach my children to allow God to pull our fire alarms, not us! Let God control our lives, not us! Even Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us not to go around pulling our alarms, "Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track." (MSG).
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So many times I go through life trying to fix it all myself and all I end up doing is making an even bigger mess of it all. Why? Because I don't know what is best for me. Just as I feel that my own children don't know what is best for them...my heavenly Father feels the same way about me. And, just as I'm correct in my thinking as a parent...he's correct too! The sooner I quit going around pulling fire alarms and learn to trust God and listen to God, the sooner I'll have a little peace. How about you? Do you have any lights flashing and buzzers buzzing because you've pulled an alarm in your life?
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