over coffee: when God laughs - part 1

[ its not the first time someone has writen about this but its just something from me. ]

A father carries his child into his arms. He looks into his child eyes. And he smiles. Showing funny faces and funny sounds but she looks at her father in puzzlement. She can't help it but to start a giggle. She laughs. Then, both father and daughter starts laughing together.

Every parent loves to see their child smile. What more if the child gives the biggest smile and laugh. Instantly, parents would be smiling too. Well, I'm not a parent yet (one day, i pray!), but seeing a kid around with a big smile, i can imagine what a joy it would be.

It is the same with our Father, too. He constantly would want to see us in smiles and laughter. Imagine, when He first saw Adam walking around the garden of Eden and exploring everything around. Adam would have gone really near to the skunk. To his puzzlement, the animal has a white stripe on it with a rather bushy tail. He decided to go nearer and thought he could pat the little creature since the dogs and cats allowed. As he got closer, suddenly.. Adam ran as fast as he could from the skunk coughing. Thats when he realised that it stinks!

Or when Adam decided to take a dip in the river in the first morning he was in the garden. Since he enjoyed himself the day before, he walked slowly and probably still half asleep towards the river. As soon as his body got onto the water, he was wide awake and started jumping around because the water was feezing cold.

And imagine, when Adam was in deep asleep, and God decided to prepare a suprise for him. He took one of his rib bone and created the most beautiful creature with elegance. Created every single part and chose the best character because He knows best what Adam likes. Morning came and God showed Adam the 'suprise'. Adam speechless, smiling from ear to ear and couldnt keep his eyes away from whom God introduced as Eve.

Imagine how God would be laughing.

I believe that God is still looking down at us and well, still laughing at us too. As a Father looks at His child. With all the little funny gesture, actions that we do, brings amusement to Him. With our laughs and joys, I'm pretty sure that He is smiling with us too.

As a child to my parents, I would want to see them smiling at me too. And to laugh with me. For at least I know I'm not subject to any problems or grounding. We would talk over dinner or on the way to somewhere of funny incidents that happened. Well, most of the time, my dad or my mom would start teasing each other and occasionally, I would tease both of them. I remember once when my sister decided to lie on top of me (in a way squash me) just to wake me up in the morning. I would scream and pretend that my fats are squeezed out and that I was going to be paper thin. My mum would just say, 'Haiyoh!' and goes away laughing.. (not helping out of the situation! sigh). But to hear laughter in the morning or any time of the day, is always the best medicine.

But the hard part is, how do we maintain smiling at all time? In time when we are challenged, sad or just being-grumpy.
How do keep ourselves smiling and our Father smiling too?

[ to be continued.. ]