Just about every wednesday I head over to the Eaton's for dinner. I can't tell you how my heart just overflows when I walk in the door and have three little faces that couldn't be more excited to see me. Yes...I usually bring dessert...but I like to think that they'd be excited even if I came empty handed.

It makes me wonder...am I that way with God? Am I excited to see Him ONLY as long as he is bringing me something good? I know his love for me is always the same, whether I'm doing what He would want or even if I'm not. But does my love waiver when He's not doing what I want?

I've been reading a book called Cold Tangerines. I read a chapter every morning in my quiet time. A few weeks back I came across a chapter titled "blessings and curses."

"I know that it seemed like God was being cruel. But He was not. What I know now is that his kindness burns through even the deepest betrayals and invites life from death every chance we let Him. There are things that explode into our lives and we call them curses, and then one day, a year later or ten years later, we realize that they were actually something else. They are the very most precious kinds of blessings.
...we're discovering that often times, maybe not every time, but more times than not, there is something just past the heartbreak, just past the curse, just past the despair, and that thing is beautiful. One day you'll wake up surprised and humbled, staring at something you thought for sure was a curse and has revealed itself to be a blessing-a beautiful, delicate blessing. "

And in that I heard God..."Piper, do you trust me?"

So...even when God comes over for dinner and doesn't have dessert in His hands...I am still going to greet Him with excitement, knowing that His hands are never really empty.