What If I'm Scared of God?

Hey, Carpool Crew. Welcome back to Questions from the Backseat. Today's question is one a lot of kids feel, and almost no one says it out loud: What if I'm scared of God? I love that question because most people just quietly carry it around instead. Here's the answer. God is not coming to catch you. He's coming to find you. In Genesis chapter 3 verse 9, it says, "So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'" Now, stop right there. God asked a question He already knew the answer to. He knew exactly which bush Adam was behind. So why ask? Well, because you don't say, "Where are you?" when you're trying to catch someone. You say it when you want them to come out. Now, here's the deal. Fear makes you hide every time. Maybe you broke something and got real quiet. Maybe you got in trouble and went to your room and shut the door. Maybe there's something you did and you have never told one single person. That's hiding, and hiding feels safe for about 10 minutes, and then it feels lonely. God already knows what's going on. He's not walking around the garden collecting evidence. He's walking around the garden looking for you. Here's the one thing I want you to remember. God is not coming to catch you. He's coming to find you. Today, say one true sentence out loud to God. Out loud with your actual voice. "Yeah, God, here's the thing I did." That's it. You don't have to fix yourself first. You don't have to fix it first. You don't have to have all the answers. You just have to come out from behind the bush and say, "God, here's the thing I did." Remember, no matter where you are or how you're listening, God loves you. And hey, if you have a question rattling around your head, we'd love to have it on the podcast. Just ask a grown-up to help you, and you can send it in at carpoolingwithjesus.com/ask. I'll see you later, Carpool Crew. Have a good one.