Love and Neediness

My cat loves me. And I love him. But sometimes it’s just too much. He doesn’t leave me alone. This is usually when I’ve been away for a few hours or he’s had a long cat nap.

I’m sitting on the couch, checking email on my laptop.  He inches his way between me and my screen, spreading himself across my arms so that I can barely type. All the while he’s purring away, not realizing how much he is irritating me. I have to stop what I’m doing. He moves his entire body onto my lap and lays there, sometimes licking my arm. Eww.. Enough already!!

When I’ve had as much as I want to take,  I push him off of my lap. A few seconds later, undaunted, he hops back up  repeats the entire process. He purrs. He looks up at me with smiling eyes.  Doesn’t he know that I don’t appreciate all this attention? That I have other important things to do?

Sometimes he is so… needy.

What is it about neediness that sometimes is irritating?

It makes me thankful that God never pushes away his needy children, but welcomes us with open arms. He’s never too busy to talk or just to sit with us. And he’s not irritated by our need to feel His nearness. Or our requests and complaints or repeated stories.  So thankful for His perfect love.