Looking for our needs in the wrong place.

 

The first time i saw this, my heart melted. I thought it was cute, adorable and a little annoying!! I  didn't appreciate the fact that adults were present and not doing anything but feeding their amusement. i however hoped that he was fed well later on. Honestly i was almost close to tears. Babies get me all warm and mushy inside, hahaha they are innocent, sweet and amazing. The video was recorded at an orphanage in Russia (you can hear them speaking Russian in the background.) and the babies are brothers. Apparently the little tiger on the right was very hungry and in need of food so he turned to his brother and started sucking off his face. Now all he wanted was food and he was desperately looking for it in the wrong place.

Well we could argue and say ''oh he is a baby! He doesn't know what is right from wrong.'' The action is permissible and we would have a point. A good one indeed. He is just a child after all. food was all he wanted and even if he wasn't getting it, he wasn't going to give up (note how he cries and seeks his prize whenever his brother turns his face). The truth is no matter how long he had been at it, he would have never gotten any satisfaction because his brothers cheek isn't a milk reservoir.

Watching this made me reflect later on. it reminded me of how very much like this baby we are sometimes. isnt it interesting that some of us spend a lot of our time, resources and energy seeking what we need in the wrong place. Whether its from the issue of our career goals to marital status, we are guilty of doing the very same thing we see this baby doing. We keep knocking on the wrong doors and refusing to change our directions even when we see that nothing is fruitful. Others are so much blinded by their desire that they allow desperateness to get the better part of them. Some of us have a hard time even figuring out exactly what we need and so we end up just chasing the wind.

 Remember the story of the woman with the issue of blood ( Luke 8:43-48)? She spent a lot looking for a solution to her problems but her efforts were fruitless. She went about for 12 years until she met The One who had the very thing she was seeking in His garment. Some of us can relate to her story as well as the analogy of the babies action in the video.

You see dear christian, God knows our needs, He knows just what we need and when we need it. There is nothing that escapes His loving eyes. He is all knowing. Oh how wonderful it is to know that we have a Father who cares so much for us that He  pays attention to every detail of our lives. Philippians 4:19 says that Our God will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. He alone should be The One we turn to and depend on for our needs. i smile as i finish this post now because The Lord's  prayer just flashed across my heart. it says;

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever.

                                                                           Amen.