The YoYo Game

     I have loved something about every stage of motherhood. However, looking back I must admit that I love the simplicity of motherhood with young children. They told you the things that made them happy, sad, and mad. They looked to you to make it all better, even if it was with a big hug! If they were with friends and the friends were being ugly, you could say, “No, you guys place nice!”, “We don’t act like that here!”, or “You need to apologize!” When they came to you, they only wanted one thing: for you to fix it. Then as young teenagers they start the motherhood yoyo game that continues on to adulthood. If you are a mother I am sure you have experienced the frustrations of this game and if you are not, I know you more than likely have played the game with your mother. When for whatever reason you don’t want to talk to your friends about a situation that you are worried about or having issues, you talk to your mother. You cry with her, you pray with her, you share your deepest feelings with her and then things get better. Of course, you don’t know it because they are off doing their own thing. When you follow up with their situation, they tell you to back off and not worry about it! They want you, when they want you and yoyo recess begins. When they are hurt, confused, and need help, they want you. When they got it together, when they have the answers, and when they are happy, they don’t need you.
     If I asked all the mothers to raise their hands if they think this is unfair, selfish, and hurtful, hands would fly up! If I asked if they would want to be involved in the good times as well as the bad, hands would fly up! If I asked if they would like to have communication with their children about all aspects of life, hands would fly up!
     Do you think our relationship with our Heavenly Father is any different? We as His children run to our Father to help us when no one else will do and then when things settle down, we are off doing our own thing. When we are hurt, confused, and need help, we want Him. When we get it together, when we have the answers, and when we are happy, we think we don’t need Him. I think God can feel the frustration of our yoyo games. He doesn’t want to be there just for your problems, your times of need and then be forgotten when you think you got it all together! I heard a saying many years ago, that is very powerful. If Jesus isn’t Lord of All, He isn’t Lord at All! I wonder if it wouldn’t be just as powerful if we said, “If Jesus isn’t Lord all the time, then He isn’t Lord at anytime! If He is truly Lord of your life, then He is Lord of All your life at All times!!!

 Psalm 107

Oh, thank God—he’s so good! His love never runs out. (1)

A hard sentence, and your hearts so heavy, and not a soul in sight to help. Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; he got you out in the nick of time. (12,13)

You were spun like a top, you reeled like a drunk, and you didn’t know which end was up. Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; he got you out I the nick of time. He quieted the wind down to a whisper; put a muzzle on all the big waves. So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy o the children he loves. (27-31)