I’ve had several experiences in my life that made me think of the verse “He who sits in the heavens laughs,” and this is one of them.
I was on vacation with my family one spring and we traveled to Lexington, Kentucky. We liked visiting there from time to time to see the horse farms and the art galleries and the Henry Clay estate and other sites. We also enjoyed the lovely arboretum by the university campus, and I loved to play hide-and-go-seek with the chipmunks and rabbits. Especially the chipmunks. We didn’t have them in Florida. It sounds silly, but these little creatures were a big deal to me.
Well, during this particular vacation, I did not spy any chipmunks in their usual places. I looked in the branches of the twisted crabapple trees and throughout the vines covering the gazebos and among the flowers. But there were none. I complained and complained about it several days in a row.
So, Sunday arrived and I decided to visit a Wesleyan church in the area. My son and I got all dressed up and drove to the church, and timidly we walked in and sat down among strangers. Someone handed me a program, and I started to read, when something caught my eye. On the top of the program, it showed the pastor’s name: Chip Monck! I pointed it out to my son and we were chuckling quietly together about how I was finally going to see a chipmunk. But alas! Someone stepped up to the microphone and announced that Pastor Monck was on vacation. I was destined to see no chipmunks that season…
I imagined that God was having a good laugh over the situation, and I felt a rather spooky feeling come over me…I know it sounds unbelievable but this really happened.
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Chip and Dale took a job with Disney, and moved to Florida …
Very funny…I appreciate that! Thanks for dropping in.
hilarious! 🙂
I think Our Father likes to play with us just as we like to play with our children. He wants us to know that He loves us.
Thanks for dropping in, as always!
That’s hilarious!!
Just a coincidence- Not!
Wonderful! If our Creator gave us a sense of humor, surely that too is in His image. Thanks for the chuckle:)
Yes, I agree with you…thanks for your visits!
That is too funny, good friend. I think you’ve touched on something we often miss. I love that you recognize, as image-bearers, God must have a sense of humor. There’s so many things in His Word that acknowledge this! Even as Jesus set His eyes on the cross, we find Him adding a touch of humor to some of His parables. I stray from my point…
In the course of a day’s adventures, sometimes we need something to lighten our load. Your story has made my day! I love it when these things happen. Thanks for sharing and many blessings to you Olive!
Thank you for your remarks. We do often miss the fact that God is like us, with laughter and tears, even jealousy at times. He must enjoy the same things that we do in some way, because we are in His image. I have other funny stories like this one that I will post sometime, and I am so happy that we can laugh with Our Father!