How awesome is it when God speaks directly to your child for the first time?
When, for the first time, they experience Him.
When they feel His comfort so undeniably, and when it is most needed.
My nine year old daughter recently came to me with a confession...Something had happened, and she had behaved in a way that caused her to feel guilty and ashamed. She managed to hide it for a while, even though we are very close and tend to be very open and honest with each other.
She felt afraid of how I would react. She felt afraid that people wouldn't like her if they knew the truth. She was a mess.
It came about that this conversation began the night before with her aunt and uncle. For reasons that I can't share {because it's her story, not mine} they were involved in a situation that led to her secret being known. And after that conversation she had a night to prepare herself before returning home to talk to me. The poor girl suffered in misery that night. She was hurting. She was fearful and anxious.
But, when morning came, a song played on the radio that seemed to come on just for her.
She excitedly shared with me the lyrics she could remember and how it spoke to her heart. How it comforted her. She told me that it made her feel as though God was talking to her through it and "giving her a big hug."
How it made this mother cry! I praised God with her that through her sin God came to her and revealed Himself. Through something that was difficult for her, she had the privilege of experiencing God personally in a way that not everyone does. She felt His presence. His comfort. She had been saved for a while, but I think for the first time that relationship became real.
There have been few moment that have brought me such joy as a mother. This is it. THIS is what I have prayed for my children.
I think it is only right that I share the song. Let it bless you!
"If We're Honest"
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