Repeat after me:
God
loves your kids even more than you do. God loves your kids even more than you
do. God loves your kids…
This
is a hard thing for me to remember when I’m worried about them and the
decisions they have made/are making/will make in the future.
“It’s
just that I love them so much, Lord!”
“I
know you do. I love them, too.”
“But
Lord, do you see what they’re doing?”
“Yes,
I see them. I see you, too.”
“But
Lord, I’m afraid something bad will happen!”
“Trust
Me with them, Christy. You just need to trust Me.”
I
can’t tell you how many times I’ve had this conversation with Jesus, the Lord
of all, about my sons. And the funny thing is my parents probably had this same
conversation with Him about me.
I
wouldn’t have called me a rebel, but maybe I kind of was. I thought I knew best
about everything, and I didn’t ask for advice from wiser adults in my life. Oh,
there were those who tried to help me, who prayed endlessly for me… And you
know what? One day, I came to my senses, and I went back to church. I found
love and mercy and family was waiting there for me.
But
when I think about my kids and the future I wish for them, it’s so hard to be
patient and remember that God has great plans for their futures, too! And
it will NOT come sooner if I’m overbearing and critical of them. I don’t want
to be, but I’m one to wear my heart on my sleeve and sometimes my emotions get
the best of me.
It’s
not wrong to want more for them than what I was at that age.
I
just have to trust God with them. He’s the only one who can change hearts. I
don’t have that kind of power.
After
all, He loves them even more than I do.
And
He loves me, too.
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