This little princess just celebrated her first Valentines Day. It is a daunting yet joyful thought that someday, if the Lord tarries His coming, she may someday find someone else she desires to spend her Valentines Days with. What reassurance to look back on our life and see the fear in that decision be covered in peace as the Lord brought about the most perfect relationship in His timing. I only hope the same for her.
For now, I strive to raise her to be who she needs to be as a godly young lady. It is only then she will be able to discern between just a christian guy and a man of God.
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Never have I lived in a society with such "high-class" standards of living; such expensive standards of living and harsh social divisions. Obviously there are exceptions, but as a city, there is an extreme culture shift from what I am used to.
I was introduced to this reality a few years ago. My husband and I initiated the "face the cookie" game with some kids. We had played this game so many times before with various groups of children and teens but never had I witnessed a response like I would. Upon choosing a few volunteers and then explaining the game, my husband pulled out the package of "off-brand sandwich cookies" that they would be using to play. The countenance of one of the boys preparing to play dropped in a heartbeat. It was unnerving to him that an off-brand piece of food would touch his mouth. Hysterics would continue for a minute or two. It wasn't even encouraging to him when we explained there was no need to have to eat it. After some major coaxing to play, the moment it touched his tongue, he ran to the trash can and wiped off his tongue. #FirstWorldProblems I think often we try to figure out what the Lord is doing in our lives, but that is not our job. The Lord has far greater things in mind that we could think of. We can't begin to imagine what the Lord has in mind for our lives, or what His purpose is for the paths we walk, but what we can - and should- do is be faithful. We can leave the "knowing" up to Him and we can do the "trusting." We can leave the "figuring it out" at His feet because He already has a plan.
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January 2023
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