There are times as a parent when I am just spent! I'm sure all
you parents reading this can understand where I'm coming from.
During one of those particular weeks not too long ago, God
showed me just how blessed I am by those precious children he entrusted me
with! The schedule of the week had us home late every night running from
activity to activity and, of course, it was a week when my husband was working
out of town (or out of the country, I don’t remember. Lol!). But, its just LIFE
and you do it!
Well, one morning as we were about to leave for school I had a
“moment”…. a moment where God allows you to see that even in those draining instances
of parenthood, everything will be okay.
Caleb had been having tough time that year. School had been very
challenging for him and he was becoming more of a daddy's boy, which made it even
harder because his dad had been traveling quite a bit. During our bedtime
routine the evening before, he was a little weepy because he was missing his
dad a little more than normal. Well, me being "mother of the year"
kissed him goodnight and told him to go to sleep. It was one of those days
when, as a mom, I was completely drained. I had nothing else for the day and I
was ready to get in my king-sized bed and go to sleep. My compassion tank was
empty!
When we were about to leave for school the next morning, Ben
came downstairs looking very tired. I hugged him and asked if he was all right
and he just said he was sore and didn't sleep very well. I assumed it was from
playing so hard in his game the night before but what he told me next brought
me to tears.
He proceeded to tell me that after I left their room that night,
Caleb was still crying so he just took his pillow and slept on the floor beside
Caleb's bed to comfort him. Wow! Talk about a dagger through my uncompassionate
heart! My 6 ft. tall, teenage son, after a long day of school, ball games, and
homework, slept on the floor in the tiny space between his bed and his little
brother’s bed so he could console him. I was touched by his selfless act of
compassion.
God reminded me in that moment what a blessing Ben is! I was so
proud and humbled by him and his tender heart! It was a glimpse of the man he
is becoming and how God is using him in a mighty way. God used my depleted tank
to show me that He will provide the needs of each one of us! He is using my
children in mighty ways and I am incredibly blessed by their compassion for
others and their obedience to the Holy Spirit's prompting in their lives!
What an amazing God!
"Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? The
fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are
the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your
quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll
sweep them right off your doorstep."
Psalm 127:3-5 (MSG)
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