God's Love

Each network has its big Emmy award winning shows that create a lot of buzz and make the network a lot of money. But, every single show the network produces cannot be big shows. There have to be some filler shows. These are mainly low budget little shows that are just good enough to keep our attention. These may be shows that air right before or right after one of the big shows. Mainly you see these shows as you channel surf the thirty minutes before your favorite big show comes on. My guess would be that about all the time these little shows have on the Nielsen rating is whatever time it takes for you to hit the channel up or channel down button on the remote control.
The more popular of these smaller shows have been: “Last Comic Standing,”So You Can Dance,” “Rock Star,” and “Supernanny.” One that has especially gotten me cracking up is “Wife Swap.” If you haven’t seen it the show is about two families who take a week or so and swap wives. In this process the producers cleverly find two totally opposite families. One family may live as far out in the country as one could go while the other family lives in downtown Atlanta. It is really quite hilarious when the opposing wives first step into the home they are going to be living in for the next little while.
As I have watched the show it really amazes me how different we all are. And not only how different we are but how amazing it is that some of us find people in this huge world to marry and live the rest of our lives with. It goes to show you that God has a really good sense of humor.
But, it also got me thinking that since we all are so different we also have a hard time getting along with one another. We will find anything and everything about someone to not like simply because they are different. It is not necessarily because we are mean or cruel, it is just our nature as different people living in this world.
I apologize, but you are not going to find anything overly theological in this article. (I am saving that for all for the ordination paperwork I will be writing a month from now.) All this simply got me thinking about the overwhelming love that God has for us. A love that stretches across all the differences we have as people. It is impossible for us to love each other all the time (I know it is for Amy to love me!) but it is never impossible for God. No matter how bad we may feel about ourselves. No matter how cruel we feel we have been. No matter how negative we see things at times. God still loves us. And God is always going to be there for us. It is just as simple as that!
So, go ahead Wife Swap.......Bring it on! I am ready! Just not one who is messy..........or likes snakes as pets..............or is taller than I am.................or is.......