"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
~Matt 7:7~
As a mother, my deepest desire & most fervent prayers center on this: that my children stay closely connected with Jesus & closely connected with me, all the days of their lives. I also pray for daily specific needs, for safety & health. But nothing else matters if they lose their connection to God.
Raising kids is like surfing. You ride out the tide. Sometimes the waves are perfect! They carry you on the coolest ride, sustaining you in perfect balance. You can have pure excitement & the thrill of a lifetime enjoying your kids. Other times, the waves look larger than life as they swell before your eyes. You can't imagine how you will ride this one & come out alive or sane. Yet, your Heavenly Father guides you, one step at a time. And you do. You ride this one out. And God uses your experience to strengthen another mother facing the biggest waves of her life.
Do you have a child you can't figure out? Ask God to show you. Do you have one that is entering a phase you need to address but don't know how to approach the problem or habits? Ask God to show you what step to take first. Do you have a child you have some how lost connection with? Ask God to show you what is going on in the depth of that child's heart & life, then follow every step He shows you to reconnect.
HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW THESE ANSWERS. HE WILL ANSWER YOU. Just like a surfer must feel the rhythm of the ocean's eb & flow to master the waves, we have to feel the heart of our children to raise them right. Stay connected. Ask God to show you how.
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." ~Jam 1:5~
