If you have preschool-age kids, you may have heard of Pete the Cat. Pete the cat has four groovy buttons. He rocks white shoes. He loves school. Pete is a laid back, cool cat who plays the guitar. Lots of things happen to Pete's buttons and shoes but he takes it in stride "because it's allllll good."
My boys LOVE these books. Love is probably an understatement. We don't even read it anymore, we just turn the pages and Jackson tells us the story word for word. He and Landry even act it out. Sometimes I use it in discipline, when the boys are throwing fits, I'll say "does Pete cry??" "Goodness No!" Lol.
Pete is a smart dude. Not sure if the guy who wrote the book is a Christian, but his theme is Christian in nature. It always makes me laugh when we read it because God can use anything for his good and to teach his children if we just open our eyes to see.
Psalm 46
1God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 2Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 3Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
10Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
11The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Does Pete worry? Goodness no! Does Pete cry? Goodness no! Whatever comes at Pete, he just keeps going and singing his song because it's all good. Shouldn't we be the same? Our hope is eternal, our place is set at His right hand, a time will come when all sadness will be gone and we have joy everlasting. God is with us, He is our ever-present help in times of trouble. BE STILL AND KNOW. He is God, I am not, he is in control. So when troubles come, will Jess cry? Maybe:-). But ultimately, I hope I remember that stuff will come and stuff will go but God is my refuge and hope. Because it's alllll good.
