This morning my husband and I went for a walk, or really more of a stroll. We were blessed with clouds and a cool breeze. We noticed the granddaddy dandelions growing by the road that were already white and ready to spread their seeds. There were many blooms on the one stalk, as opposed to the usual single blooms.

We read of the fields being white unto harvest (John 4:35 ESV), but the workers are few (Matthew 9:37 ESV). This made me think that there are workers who are actually “white” and ready but maybe they are still on the stalk—sitting in homes and churches. Being together on one stalk implies a unity and purpose. However, the seed of the gospel must be spread by each of us as we go out in our daily lives, as well as in our churches (Mark 16:15 ESV).

As we walked on further, my husband asked me if I had seen the squirrels playing in the neighbor’s yard. I had noticed one on the porch, another one running away, but he had seen something different. The next time around our little walking loop, he told me what to watch for that he had seen.

When we drew near, one squirrel ran up a tree on the back side away from us, but stopped after a few feet and peeked its head around the side! It was as though it was checking to see if we were there and if we were going to bother it. We began to talk about how we sometimes do the same thing. We see someone coming and we hide, either physically or emotionally putting up walls, and peek to see if he or she is there to hurt us. We miss out on the blessing that could have been ours if we had been more open to what was coming our way.

Unfortunately, we do the same thing to God. Like Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:8 ESV), we hide from God, thinking He won’t know where we are or what we are doing or have done. But just as with Adam and Eve, God seeks us in His love and clothes us in His righteousness so that we never have to fear being found by Him.