Selective hearing
One predictable trait of sheep is selective hearing. My sheep can hear me and ignore me, or they might hear me but have their own ideas of what I want. The ones that actually follow where I’m leading them are rock stars. However, I will still gather them together to send them to the correct place. Boundaries equal protection, so I prefer to not leave them to their own decisions.
So take comfort in God’s intentions toward you. He is, first and foremost, a rescuer. He made sure Joseph, Jesus’ guardian, took Mary and Jesus away from an evil king bent on killing all the boys. He also guided the nation of Israel away from the evil King who enslaved them. God’s intention is to rescue, to be a superhero. In my memory, we don’t attribute evil to any of the superheroes in movies. Instead, when we see someone like an evil king bent on destruction coming towards us, we cry out for rescue, and if we trust the rescuer, it will happen.
