I am amazed how much God uses my children to teach me about His love for me. I’m working from home this morning for two reasons. 1. We are running so fast at the office that I have little time to study so i needed a minute to catch my breath and focus on God’s Word. 2. My daughter was up off and on all night with a bad sinus infection and cough. Needless to say, when your 8 month old isn’t happy NO BODY sleeps! When I say she wasn’t happy I mean she was restless. Nothing and absolutely NOTHING made her happy. She wanted to be held, she wanted to be rocked, she wanted to lay she wanted to walk, she wanted her blanket and then she wanted nothing. She would scream, she would whimper, she arch her back, and then nothing. I would’ve done anything to stop her pain and her frustration, but she wouldn’t stop long enough to see that I was holding her. Then it hit me! This is the way I act in my relationship with Christ. I scream, fuss, hold my breath, nothing suits me. If I could just have it my way. I am not always sure what it is that has me frustrated, but I fight. I thrash. I pursue peace from what has me shaken on the inside and yet I am so busy fussing that I miss out on the fact that my Father is holding me. He doesn’t always take away the pain, but He Always provides Comfort. He promises that He will never leave me nor forsake me no matter what I am facing, and sometimes it isn’t that He removes the obstacle, it’s that He is willing to hold me all the way through it! When my daughter finally relaxed and realized it was her
daddy that was holding her while she struggled, she finally gave up laid her head on my shoulder and we rocked til she was sound asleep! Sometimes when the pain comes all you can do, is be still and know that He is God!
Question – What has your children taught you about your relationship with Christ?
