The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of paradox, where through the ugly defeat of a cross, a holy God is utterly glorified. Victory comes through defeat; healing through brokenness; finding self through loosing self.
-Charles Colson
it IS a new day.
and in my brokenness, this is how it started:
Lydia came to me while I was doing my Bible study and asked if she could start sitting with me, reading her Bible and journaling.
The girl was even HIGHLIGHTING 'fun' words.
It is the most complicated reading she's done so far and she was rockin' it as if she'd been practicing some of those words for months.
um...that made this guilty, ashamed, raw-from-yesterday mama's heart just a little swollen.
I know this kid.
I know this wasn't a one time shot.
Lydia and I (I predict) will be reading like that together a lot.
And I needed the POWER of God to show up like that in my daughters heart this morning.
I know His mercies are new every morning, I know He's answering my prayers to protect them from my mistakes, but I don't exactly get to SEE it like this every day.
So, today, I set up a memorial to God's mercy in my morning:
ThankYou Jesus.
ok...off to make a princess cake!!!
and do school...and read my book ('cause it finally got to the library)...and go outside 'cause it's like 60 degrees....and love on my kids...and grocery shop....and RELISH IN HIS MERCY!
2 comments:
so awesome! if you hadn't had 'some day' like the day before, today wouldn't have seemed so special.
and I guarantee that doing bible study with mommy will be one of Lydia's best mommy memories.
Day 4 was good. So loving that the Lord used this at the perfect time to bring you truth and hope. And so loving that little Lydia was searching for truth and hope with you. Liz is right, she'll carry these memories with her forever.
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