An identifiable thought

I've been doing my devotions (when I can grab the undisturbed sit-down time) through this book.  12 days in, it's been really good.  Beth had me slowly reading through Luke 2.  It wasn't the passage highlighted, but God highlighted it in my heart. 

Luke 2:48b

"Son, why have you treated us like this?"

This was Mary's question of the young Jesus who stayed behind in Jerusalem and was later found by his freaked out parents in the temple.  Jesus' answer to her question was "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"  This is so often my question of God.  And I guess it's routed in some serious entitlement.  "God, why have you treated me like this?  Why did my baby wake up 3+ times last night, followed by my  other 2 children?  Didn't you know that I needed the sleep?"  (just one of the numerous current examples).  And Jesus' response is often the same; a challenge to see the bigger picture!  His greater purpose that reaches far beyond my current circumstance.  I guess my heart was encouraged too.  So often Mary is credited with the "treasured up all these things and pondering" (Luke 2:19,51).  Something I'm not very good at doing.  Glad to know she was still human.