The rest of the story…….
The disappointment on my son’s face tugs my heartstrings. And I realize, its easier for me to pray “Thy will be done” in my life than watch “His will be done” in my children’s lives, particularly as they get older.
Unlike the years when I could dry their tears and kiss scraped knees, the needs of my adult children have also grown. Powerless to help them or show them the way, I get on my knees and pray. But when storm clouds linger and there’s no end in sight, I ask God, What’s taking so long?
Just say the word, the waters will part, the wind and the clouds will obey.
Remember the woman who begged for mercy, “Oh Lord, my daughter’s demon-possessed.” And Jesus replied, “O woman, your faith is great; be it done for you as you wish.” (Matthew 15:22-28)
Is it wrong of me to wish You’d help my children? O Lord, why must they wait?
The question is raised, but my heart knows the answer; “trials are the testing of our faith.” We’re a work in progress and there’s more at stake, than the wishes of an earth-bound Mother.
Had I Been Joseph’s Mother
(by Ruth Bell Graham)
Had I been Joseph’s mother
I’d have prayed protection from his brothers
“God, keep him safe.
He is so young,
so different from the others.”
Mercifully, she never knew
there would be slavery
and prison, too.
Had I been Moses’ mother
I’d have wept to keep my little son:
Praying she might forget
the babe drawn from the water
of the Nile.
Had I not kept him for her
nursing him the while,
was he not mine?
And she, but Pharaoh’s daughter?
Had I been Daniel’s mother
I should have pled
“Give Victory!
This Babylonian horde
godless and cruel—
Don’t let him be a captive,
Better dead, Almighty Lord!”
Had I been Mary,
Oh, had I been she,
I would have cried
as never mother cried,
“Anything, O God, Anything…
but crucified.”
With such prayers importunate
My finite wisdom would assail
Infinite Wisdom.
God, how fortunate
Infinite Wisdom
should prevail.
Prayers for you and your children :).
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Beautiful ending to a beautiful story
Yes, we all feel “that way” about out children
Remembering we need to step back in faith and allow God’s loving touch in their lives – even during the storms
Bless you
susie
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