A big thank you for those who took the time to write me encouragements. I try to remain open and honest in this space, and as we all know, sometimes life is messy. But in all that messy, well I have a feeling God was setting us up (in a good way!). Lest we thought that we could have anything to do with what happened here on Wednesday night.
Jeremiah took the kids to evening church on Wed. night. When they arrived home I was expecting to hear about all that went on during the night. I got the usual reports from the boys, but was a bit concerned that Moira rushed off to her room. She is our talker, and I fully expected to hear about how band practice went. She is singing for the first time in front of an audience for the Wed. night worship! She is very excited, and she likes to tell me how her practices have gone. I was going to go follow her, but Merida was breaking down, and in serious need of some sleep.
The timing was all a God thing, because when I put Merida to bed I nurse her while rocking in the rocking chair. She fell asleep in 2 minutes because she was so tired. I had every notion of putting her down right away so that I could go talk with Moira...except that I didn't. I just couldn't seem to get up. Kind of a mix a being tired myself, of deep in thought, and such things. But I kept telling myself that I really should get up to see if Moira was alright. Soooo glad that I didn't because during that time God was TALKING TO HER! Really, no joke.
Moira, although she had accepted Jesus years prior, had been struggling with knowing if her name was in the Book of Life. She knew that growing up in a home (although completely imperfect) that professed Christ, that it was possible that this faith she had was not her own. So for the past couple of months she had been praying about that. As she was meditating on the words to one of the songs that she was practicing in church that evening God spoke to her. She was totally overwhelmed with His Love, and the **heart** knowledge of all that Jesus had done for her!
By the time I did finally make it to her room, she had just been thinking of getting up to talk to me. She was surprised to see me walk in, as it all seemed surreal of what had happened and the timing of me walking in. She sat there crying and laughing all at the same time. She was crying with sadness for not 'seeing' all of this sooner, but laughing because her eyes had been opened. She can hardly believe the 'new meaning' that the scriptures and some of the worship songs she has sung have now. She wonders how she did not know all of this before.
Ahhhh, such joy! She has been so joy filled and peaceful these past few days. She doesn't want the feeling to end. She doesn't want the holiness of God that she feels to fade. To be a babe in Christ!!! Oh how sweet!
So all of the madness that has gone on around here....all my failures that I wrote about....ha, ha! Granted I **know** we don't save people, only God can do that, though he does use people to bring others to Himself. But it is only He that calls and draws close. But with Moira, it was so obvious that is was ALL God, in every way. To know that He was calling her during one of the most chaotic times in our family is amazing. To know it was nothing we did, or said, or....just God speaking to her. So beautiful.
Anyways, I wanted to share this amazing news with everyone. It has been such an encouragement to me to know that even though I might be walking in a valley, that God is placing my child on the mountain top! And praising God for it all has changed my perspective....if only because I am now looking up (thank you Lisa!!).
Please rejoice with us!!
I am sure I should be putting some serious picture up here, but this is so Moira. She was made for the 'selfie' generation :-) So was Jonah. Two peas in a pod.
Moira Grace, may you grow daily spiritually, and may you always seek the face of Christ in all that you do, so that you may become all that He made you to be! We love you!
Jeremiah took the kids to evening church on Wed. night. When they arrived home I was expecting to hear about all that went on during the night. I got the usual reports from the boys, but was a bit concerned that Moira rushed off to her room. She is our talker, and I fully expected to hear about how band practice went. She is singing for the first time in front of an audience for the Wed. night worship! She is very excited, and she likes to tell me how her practices have gone. I was going to go follow her, but Merida was breaking down, and in serious need of some sleep.
The timing was all a God thing, because when I put Merida to bed I nurse her while rocking in the rocking chair. She fell asleep in 2 minutes because she was so tired. I had every notion of putting her down right away so that I could go talk with Moira...except that I didn't. I just couldn't seem to get up. Kind of a mix a being tired myself, of deep in thought, and such things. But I kept telling myself that I really should get up to see if Moira was alright. Soooo glad that I didn't because during that time God was TALKING TO HER! Really, no joke.
Moira, although she had accepted Jesus years prior, had been struggling with knowing if her name was in the Book of Life. She knew that growing up in a home (although completely imperfect) that professed Christ, that it was possible that this faith she had was not her own. So for the past couple of months she had been praying about that. As she was meditating on the words to one of the songs that she was practicing in church that evening God spoke to her. She was totally overwhelmed with His Love, and the **heart** knowledge of all that Jesus had done for her!
By the time I did finally make it to her room, she had just been thinking of getting up to talk to me. She was surprised to see me walk in, as it all seemed surreal of what had happened and the timing of me walking in. She sat there crying and laughing all at the same time. She was crying with sadness for not 'seeing' all of this sooner, but laughing because her eyes had been opened. She can hardly believe the 'new meaning' that the scriptures and some of the worship songs she has sung have now. She wonders how she did not know all of this before.
Ahhhh, such joy! She has been so joy filled and peaceful these past few days. She doesn't want the feeling to end. She doesn't want the holiness of God that she feels to fade. To be a babe in Christ!!! Oh how sweet!
So all of the madness that has gone on around here....all my failures that I wrote about....ha, ha! Granted I **know** we don't save people, only God can do that, though he does use people to bring others to Himself. But it is only He that calls and draws close. But with Moira, it was so obvious that is was ALL God, in every way. To know that He was calling her during one of the most chaotic times in our family is amazing. To know it was nothing we did, or said, or....just God speaking to her. So beautiful.
Anyways, I wanted to share this amazing news with everyone. It has been such an encouragement to me to know that even though I might be walking in a valley, that God is placing my child on the mountain top! And praising God for it all has changed my perspective....if only because I am now looking up (thank you Lisa!!).
Please rejoice with us!!
2 comments:
Praise God! I am so happy for Moira.
Thank you Latonya! I read your comment to me on my other post, and I thank you for the encouragement. I would love to write more, but I have a baby in my arms :-)
Blessings,
Kerri
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