- Every experience in life is meant to be lived (Psalm 139:16). Some we want to remember and some we long to forget- It is the ones we want to forget that will often times impact our lives the most- I have found (in my life) that embracing what I have longed to forget and then calling it forward for what it actually was or is (good, bad, and sometimes ugly) has been some of the most healing and defining moments of my life. It is not by accident that tucked away in the Psalms (51:6) we are told that the Lord desires truth in our innermost parts.
- Letting go as our kids get older is not easy. Those of us who will choose to let go in a balanced way have successfully navigated through one of the hardest seasons of life. As a mother, It has to be a choice because there is nothing in us naturally that wants to do anything but nurture and keep our children under our wings close. I am learning that letting go for the wise of us starts with the recognizing of....'They are yours Heavenly Father...' In acknowledging this simple truth we then look to the author of life for His guidance and wisdom for those which He has entrusted us with......
- I have a heart for people who have struggled at one time or another in their faith walk and at my core understand. Those who the Lord called out mighty in but who choose to focus on only the weak they saw in themselves. Men of old like Moses, David, Gideon....The Israelites....The Bible is full of struggling hero's in the faith. It's nice to know that God is not scared off by weak faith nor did it stop Him from raising that weak faith into mighty.......Thank you so much Lord Jesus for never giving up on us (Phil 2:13).
- After much mulling it's my fond conclusion that it does not matter if you choose to call it 'courting' or 'dating' for our youth....it boils down to the heart behind the matter- if one is emphatically called 'courting' for the simple fact of pride (choosing the 'better way') then the heart will be missed and the head will be filled. Same with standing on 'dating' so that the voice of liberal and tradition will be heard. The voice clamoring to hold on to the independence of non crowd dating mixed with validating what was done in their youth so that ownership of something done wrong does not follow.....this will ensure that the heart once again is missed and independence and tradition for the sake of independence tradition prevails. Before anyone gets fired up (and my inbox becomes full) what if we were not called to claim name for what we pursue but instead claim Jesus? What if the Lord is showing me that it is ok for my kids to date/court (with boundaries) singly and your child to only court/date in a group. What if Jesus see's the individual heart and calls the parents accordingly- what if He does not call for pride or traditions sake but calls in perfection for relationship's sake...............
p.s. Congratulations to my son Ryan who graduated from 8th grade this morning!!
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