Leaving our kids in God's Hands....
I can't fix everything....
As my girls get older, and enter into independence, I have been struggling with the way the world is these days. It's not nice and safe anymore. It's cruel and mean and harsh. They feel and fight so much anxiety and waves of depression. It makes this mama's heart hurt and ache at times that all I want to do is hold them tight.
In truth, I may be grieving the passing of their precious young and innocent childhood. The days where they just played outside with intense imagination. Days that will never come back. Moments etched in my memory the make me stop and tear up and smile with gratitude. That grief is so real right now, some days it just hurts. And then as I ride (not drive!) around with my almost 18 year old high school graduate... (YIKES!), I also enjoy her amazing banter and chatter, having coffee and reading books together on a rainy day. I also cherish these moments too. I wouldn't trade one for the other for anything.
This morning I came across this post on Facebook and it stopped me in my scrolling... and made me cry. It is my heart's cry.
I can't stop the waves... but I can teach them to swim. Sometimes those waves are too big and strong, and it bowls them over. I can teach them to get back up and breathe.
Read on...
“You can’t protect your child from their testimony.”
Whew. I saw that quote this morning and something about it just hit me… especially here at the beach, watching the waves. There’s something about the ocean that reminds me I’m not in control. The tide comes in, the tide goes out… and I can’t stop it. Just like I can’t stop the waves of life from hitting my kids. I’ve tried. Lord knows, I’ve tried.
As a mama, it’s in our nature to protect. To fix. But the older my kids get, the more I realize some things. I can’t stop the fire God will use to refine them. I can’t interrupt the brokenness He may use to draw them close, and I can’t rescue them from the very thing that will become their testimony.
I can pray and intercede. But I cannot be their Savior.
Only Jesus can do that.
The hard truth? Their testimony may include some things I never wanted for them. But if it brings them to their knees, and into His arms… then so be it.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…”
— Jeremiah 1:5
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…”
— Revelation 12:11
We raise them. We teach them. We love them.
But at the end of the day, we release them into His hands, His timing, and His plans.
I’ll say, “Lord, they are all Yours.”
And then a few days later, I’m trying to fix it or control the situation somehow. I want to protect them from making the wrong decisions like I did.
But here’s the truth God keeps whispering:
"You can’t protect them from the very thing I may use to bring them to Me."
By Amber Moss Wiliams
So what do we do?
We pray... and I also found these prayer points a few days ago too! Love when God brings things my way...
I am not the best with words. I need help and inspiration... and a template or a script that I can improve upon. I love a good devotional too! So when I saw this post, I saved it and have been praying it over the weekend for all of my family!
12 prayer points (written by Jennifer Eivaz) for you and your loved ones:
In the name of Jesus -
1. I command your healing and deliverance from root causes of sleep disorders.
2. I command your deliverance from night terrors and insanity.
3. I reverse every assignment deposited to you by Satan in the night through your dreams.
4. I speak deliverance over you from suicidal thoughts that strike at night; and
5. Deliverance from addictions that began in dreams at night; and
6. Deliverance from perversions that began in dreams at night.
7. I ask for dreams to be sent that cause salvation.
8. I cover your night seasons and your dreams with the blood of Jesus.
9. I release inventions and business ideas in the night.
10. I ask for for revelation of God’s deep things that are “in the dark” – Job 12:22; Daniel 2:22.
11. I ask for the release of God’s instructions at night.
12. I command your eyes to see into the night visions and for wisdom in what you see.
Be blessed today... in all that you do. May you find the quiet time that your mind and soul needs to regroup, and reconnect with your Creator so you feel cherished and know your purpose.
Much love,
Spring Davison
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