Today was beautiful! Despite the fact that I had to work, of course, it was an amazing day and nothing out of the ordinary happened. I took my lunch hour to head over to my kids’ school to spend lunch and a portion of their field day with them. Then after work, I picked my girls up from school, stopped at the grocery store, and took them home. When we got there, I made them dinner, we ate, and I took them to the park down the street.
That’s when it hit me. My girls. My beautiful, loving, hilarious girls are absolutely amazing. Audra is 12 and she is the oldest who plays the mini-mom. Kaitlin is 8 and she is the middle child who blazes her own path. Hannah is 7 and the youngest who strives to be like Audra, which causes them to fight incessantly. They are a blessing.
I was sitting on the curb that leads into the play area, and I was beginning brainstorm about what I was going to share with you this week. As I was lost in thought, I looked up and saw my children running across the field with the other kids. As simple as this may sound to you, it was the most beautiful moment for me. They were laughing and carefree, without a worry in the world. It made my heart fill with love and joy. I just delighted myself in the moment.
Each one of them is so unique and amazing in her own way.
I think our Lord sees us that way. We are all His children and he delights in each one of us, as we should in Him.
I have to admit, I haven’t made my time with Him a priority as much this week as I usually do. I could name any number of reasons that I didn’t get around to it, but they would all just be really bad excuses for not making Him a priority in my daily life recently. I guess that makes me a little too spiritually skinny.
As I was admiring my children, these three amazing gifts that God has given me, I realized that everything I have in my life, is because of Him. Especially my children. He has given me the greatest gift and I should delight in Him as much as I delight myself with my girls. He instills in me what it is to be a good parent, He guides me when I feel lost and unsure of what to do when it comes to mothering, and He loves me despite the mistakes I have made. He is the constant in my life. All that the Lord asks in return is my heart, my love, and my trust. Which is exactly what I ask of my children.
We are all unique and amazing in the eyes of our God because we are saved through Jesus Christ. He has made the ultimate sacrifice and given us eternal life so that we, His children, may one day join Him in heaven.
Though my thought today is not long, it is simple and strong. As you fill yourself with your children and them with you, so must you fill yourself with the Lord. Delight in everything He is and teach your children to do the same. The Lord doesn’t ask for much, but yet He gives us everything. Isn’t that what we do for our children?
Simply put, Feed Yourself, Girl! You will feel absolutely delightful once you do.
Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
feed yourself, girl 