My sweet 2 1/2 year old informed me this morning that I am his mommie. I enjoy his enthusiasm as he tells me these things. I listen, often thinking to myself, "I already know this!" But for him, it is a learning process. He hears and sees things we say and do, but for him to make the connection is beautiful. We joyfully sponsor a child through Compassion International and each night we pray for this child and his family in Kenya. Over the past few days, as Drew prays he has started - on his own - thanking God for our sponsored child. My sweet boy, he amazes me! As his mommie, there are so many things I want him to understand. So much I want to teach him and even more I want to shelter him from. However, I know that some things he will learn by his own mistakes and trials and much of what I want to shelter him from is as much for his benefit as it is my own.
As I reflect on the relationship I have with my son, I am reminded of my relationship with Almighty God. He is my Abba Father, my daddie. So often when I come before Him and share things with Him, He must think, "I already know this child!" Yet He listens, enjoying my enthusiasm at what I've learned - sometimes through His teachings and sometimes through my own mistakes. My prayer is that as I "grow up" spiritually, that I will not stop seeing God as my daddie. Our relationship will deepen and change in subtle ways, just like with my children. But just as I will never stop being their mommie, God will never stop being my daddie!
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