Peep, peep, peep- A God's Girlies Devotion

peeps- a sugary marshmallow treat found in stores around the holidays

peeps- friends

peep /verb/- to look through a small opening (dictionary.com)

You've probably looked through a peep hole.  Your door at home may have one.  When you look through it, your vision is limited.  You might be able to see the head of someone standing outside your door

if they're tall enough

and if they're standing right in front of the peep hole

But even if there's a face in plain sight of the peep hole, there are still many things you won't be able to see.  Name a few things.

We've established that a peep is seeing a small part of the picture through a tiny space, but you're also a peep.  A peep can also refer to a still-growing chick.  You, friends are peeps, and you have peep problems.

Think about whether you have encountered these situations:

You ask to spend the night with a new friend and your mom says no, but you really wanted to....

You don't get the part you want in a play or a dance recital or you don't make "the team".

A good friend starts to hang out with different girls and seems to think you no longer exist/ or a good friend talks about you behind your back. Maybe you feel like you have no friends.

You lose someone you love.

When something like one of these things happens you probably feel like your world has crumbled; like things just couldn't get any worse.  When I'm hurt I often forget there was a yesterday or that there will be a tomorrow.  We feel that way because we only see a small part of the picture........ (we can only peep).

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

1. Keep in mind that what you're seeing is a small piece of a picture/ or a snapshot. There's more than what you see. This is a picture of me and Jason's sister during my wedding.  Let your thoughts run wild for a moment.  From this snapshot, what does it appear is going on?  I was shocked when I first saw this picture.  It looks like a throw-down is about to happen.  A split second made it seem that things were going very wrong, but the second before and the second after this picture was taken would tell you that NOTHING was wrong. Sometimes things aren't as they seem.

2.Be patient. When things are going wrong, try and remember that things won't always be this way. The bible says, This too shall pass.  The mistake you make, or something awful that happens may be all you see through life's peep hole.  Give it time and you'll see something more.

3. Trust your parents

 and the one who sees everything.

For most everything tough you're going to go through, your mom has gone through something like it.  Listen to her.  She understands even if she doesn't speak your language or dress hip like you do.  The same goes for older Christian girls, aunts, grandmas and sweet church ladies. They've seen things you haven't seen yet. Talk to them.   And trust them!

Most important, God sees the big picture.  He sees yesterday and tomorrow.  Whereas we see through a peep hole, he sees the whole world and he sees into your heart.  He sees your pain......

And he'll see you through it!

 ..... never give up......... ¹⁷ For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! ¹⁸ So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

 

 

Questions for girls and moms.  Look at the above situations. 

 How could time help you to see the problem differently?  

How could someone older help you through a difficult situation?

How will God help you through your tough times?

Read the verses one more time.

What two things do the verses tell us about our troubles?

Which lasts longer, the troubles we see now or what is unseen?

What is it that we haven't yet seen?