"All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace." Isaiah 54:13
After I shared a post Start Now With Your Children, Erin shared the following message:
The first thing I thought about was how we are so wrapped up in OURSELVES we completely forget about the devastation and fear and uncertainty that our children are going through.
I am sure it’s only by the grace of God and because he and I already had such a close relationship for so many years, and maybe it was because I already told him that the age of seven I wanted to be married to him, but my children were my top priority and in all honesty the only reason I wanted my marriage restored. I know that I am not the norm, I know I’ve never been “normal“ but everything I did was with them as the top priority.
Is this why my marriage was restored in record time? God knows, but I think that when we are thinking of the less fortunate, the innocent victims, and all of this, and we focus on where His heart is we can only achieve the impossible.
And that is so true, because I was so wrapped up in myself and consumed in all the pain that I didn't even actually look at the pain my children were going through. I know now my marriage took so long to be restored and failed again, because I had to reach the point of seeing I missed the whole point of life and off course it's my Precious Husband that allowed it all, because He knew I had to go the long route I guess because of my stubbornness.
I have to admit, my kids were well fed and clothed, but they needed me being emotionally present which I wasn't for soooo long (I was there but actually not if it makes sense). It is only because of His grace that my children are becoming young men that I am really proud of and and I see their Heavenly Father's hand in their lives so much, that He just leaves me in awe. (But off course I wish for them that I was totally emotionally present, because they deserved it, but now I trust our precious Lord to use it for good).
So precious woman I want to encourage you to shift your focus and put your your focus on where our Beloved Lord's heart is.
I am looking forward to see you at the new HomeGrown Branches.