In
Revelations 21: 5 it says…”Behold I am making all things new. Write, for these words are faithful and
true.”
God is in
the business and beauty of making things new.
He molds us, changes us, stretches us and challenges us to newness.
The seasons
change. The weather changes daily. Our feelings change. Our bodies change. Our babies grow into little people. Our lives are constantly in a state of change
and newness. Once you start getting
comfortable you can rest assured that change is eminent and that newness is up
ahead.
I really
don’t like newness as much as I thought I did.
Newness means change. I like the
norm, the predictable, and the safety in knowing exactly what I can expect will
happen.
God doesn’t
change. His love doesn’t change. But we do!
Our circumstances are constantly making us adapt and embrace change.
I read a
quote recently that I loved, “So, I close my eyes to old ends And open my heart
to new beginnings.
This year is
another new beginning for us as now we have a middle schooler! Julia will be 12 in a few short months and
she is blossoming into this WOMAN right before our very eyes.
And so, the
adventure begins…
Part of me
says…”I’m not ready for this!”
The other
part of me says, “Girlfriend, you literally have no choice!”
The best
time for new beginnings is now.
As we
embrace this new beginning for our family of having a Pre-teen I know that God
is working and preparing our hearts and minds for all it is we will have to
accomplish and teach our children.
I am still
amazed by the job of parenthood.
It is such a
daunting task to raise little humans into adult humans.
I still
remember bringing her home that first wintry day. She barely fit in that car seat. She was all cheeks. She was fast asleep as we both stared at her
and wondered how the heck the doctors and nurses were allowing us to bring this
precious babe home. Where was the book
that came with her? No book?
Now, 4 kids
later, we are experts at parenting right?
Wrong!
WE are Still
learning, still growing, still being molding by Jesus each day.
Praying we
are doing the right thing each step of the way.
We are
entrusting all of them to Him. We are pointing them to Him.
This morning
as we put everyone in the car, backpacks, lunches, instruments. I saw Julia staring at her phone. My first words were…”Julia we need Jesus
before we need our phone, put your phone away and read your Bible.” And as I said it I felt like such a
hypocrite…how many times do I wake up and stare at my phone before pausing to
even think or talk to God.
We
fail. We fall. He’s still there.
“Learn from
yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein
If you are a
parent out there, reading this, today just remember how blessed you are to be
called Momma! As hard as it is, it truly
is a gift.
And when I
pause long enough to think about it all I feel is gratitude.
I follow
God’s lead and keep following Him as we raise our 4 kids.
And so, the
adventure begins…
