In the 1995 version of the movie Sabrina, Harrison Ford’s character paid attention to Sabrina while she grew up next door to him. His brother, Greg Kinnear’s character, never paid much attention to her so when she came back from a trip to Paris, he didn't know her or where she'd been all his life. Harrison Ford’s words when she arrived home from her trip were something like, “Hi, Sabrina. I see you're back from Paris."
Even though she’d lived next door all her life, the brothers responded to her in very different ways. Harrison Ford's character knew her immediately, but didn't really want a close relationship with her. Greg Kinnear's character had no idea who she was until he was told, but when he was finally able to see her, he wanted a close relationship with her.
This is an example of how we treat God. He’s around us all the time, but we don’t pay attention to him. When God is ready to open our eyes, it’s like we never knew him. Some get quite excited about finding God and want to be with him more and celebrate. Others see God in a new way, but after this eye-opening experience they go on through their regularly scheduled plans with nothing more than a comment.
I speak more about a close relationship with God on my Seek God With Me blog. Check out this week’s post in the Hearing From God series.
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