Recently I have felt repeated
jabs by someone who I know quite well – not family mind you, but close and long
term. It has been hard to feel that
someone whom you have shared life with is somehow unsatisfied with the
relationship, but yet there is no verbiage to that end, just indirect
subtleties that cause question marks to appear above your head.
Well this morning there was a
buzzing in my room. BZZ, BZZZZ, BZZZZZ.
A bee had somehow found himself inside my window as apposed to outside. I thought to myself, this seems so familiar.
BZZ, BZZZZ, BZZZZZ. Constantly threatening without confronting, this bee
reminded me of my dear friend. Some how
this friend had gotten inside my comfort zone and began buzzing in my ear,
which had left me spinning and wondering what I needed to do.
Then the whisper came. “It
will only sting if it feels threatened. It does not seek to harm.” Hmm,
what does that mean?
So His compassion followed. “You can react to a bee; chase it around with
a swatter, scream and run if you like, but that only adds cause for
attack. The same is true for people –
even dear and caring friends. God’s
people get scared sometimes. They forget to lean on Him and then they either
begin to buzz about or they grab a swatter and start swinging. “
Jesus says, “ Do not fear”. “Trust in Me”. “Turn the other cheek”. “I will protect you and keep you.”
So the lesson for me? I am no better than that buzzing bee (or my
dear friend). My focus shall remain on
Him and Him alone. Eventually all buzzing ceases. The sting will fall away unless
provoked. So I step back and walk away
from the window and pray for my friend who needs that peace that surpasses all understanding just as much as I do.
But
he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” James 4:6
