I am so blessed with
my children. I couldn’t have dreamed
of having more precious people in my life. They have brought me such great,
unspeakable joy. They have stretched me and they have given me a drive to
protect them, that I didn’t know could exist.
They have completely changed me.
I look back on my life and on the life of my children (who
are no longer little), and I see the challenges and battles that have come into
our lives along the way. I’ve seen the unfair turn of events, the random
battles we waged, and the deep hurts we’ve struggled through.
I believe God has a calling for my life. And I also believe He has a calling in the lives of each one of my children. The realization of this, can’t exclude the fact that this is the exact reason we have gone through some of the attacks, hurts, and battles in our lives, that we have. Satan doesn’t want us to fulfill that calling.
I see things in each one of my children that maybe they
don’t quite yet see in themselves. I see the potential that is still not fully
developed. I see the beauty in their hearts. I see and I know who they are. Just as my God knows me.
Each spot of tenderness, each soft spot in their life that
has a gifting, God wants to develop that to impact as many in His name as
possible. Yet it is those exact spots in their hearts and lives that seem to be
discouraged and hurt time and again. Because – again – satan does not want us
to develop them. He doesn’t want us to
grow. To gain strength and courage. He doesn’t want us to realize what
we’ve been given.
But I see it. And I will fight for it. I will protect, to the best of my human
abilities, the specialness and uniqueness that God has given each one of my
kids. I will pray over them, I will
encourage them, and I will fight hard when they don’t realize they need to
fight for themselves.
Because I am a mother. Because I love them. And because it’s part of my calling.
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