If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

I think Max Lucado said this.  It's a warm thought that I was reminded of as I decluttered the inside and out of my own refrigerator this week.

But if God had a refrigerator:

It would be big enough for all of the pictures of you; from the newborn picture capturing the moment you stretched out your wrinkled fingers to say hello world, to the awkward photo of you in third grade where your smile was a mixture of missing teeth and teeth too big for your head.

It would have pictures on there of your friends back when too, every single friend.  It wouldn't  just be outdated Christmas pictures- And he wouldn't have them on his fridge because he missed them.  He's not separated from them by miles and miles like you are.

And there'd be pictures of that kid in class that no one talked to because he was strange and always had a patch of hair sticking straight up as if he'd never been introduced to a comb.

I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't Spelling papers with smiley faces or report cards with all A's.  Not because there wouldn't be room, but because he doesn't care so much about your accomplishments.

If God had a refrigerator he might put invitations on it; pretty paper proclaiming upcoming weddings and one for the Lego birthday party for your nephew that's turning five.  But they wouldn't be on there so he wouldn't forget.  He never forgets.

He wouldn't have to regrettably throw away the outdated picture of the sunshine with you and Him holding hands underneath because there wasn't enough room. The pictures on His refrigerator would never be too crowded.

Pictures on his fridge would never fade, or wrinkle,....or fall off the fridge to the dusty oblivion underneath.

He wouldn't have the week's meals or the weekly schedule scrawled out on a notecard.  His plans are age-old.

-No list of emergency numbers of people to contact when he's out-of-town.  He's never-not-there.

There's a lot of difference between God's fridge and mine...

 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6