Anyone else
out there a bit of a control freak? We’ve been selling our house and I’ve gone
all OCD about presenting it like Phil and Kirsty says I should. As soon as I
get out of bed I make it look like no one’s every slept there, after a
shower I polish the bathroom. I follow the dog round with the vacuum cleaner and
have been finding it annoying when Nam messes with my sculpted display of fruit
in the bowl by having the audacity to eat an orange – like seriously it was a
beautiful pyramid! I was thinking how
brill it was to have both my kids living away from home and relishing in the
fact that their bedrooms stay tidy. When the thought occurred to me was I
always like this - only fussing in a less obvious way?
I was
talking to a number of other mum’s recently about our children their lives, our
hopes and dreams etc. and was struck by one particular theme with one
particular group. This group was those whose children have left home. These
young adults are carving out their own path in the world and in the process
they are making mistakes. Consequently some of their mums are incredibly
stressed because they love their kids and can’t bear to see their often self-inflicted
pain. I found myself thinking if they are to survive in the water shed of letting
go then we need to strengthen our trust in God because the truth is He’s got
them messy as they may be in His hands.
Trust me the
bible says so!
Fact
1. John 10:29 Nothing can snatch them
from His hands - not in the Spirit realm or this mortal world, they are there
in His palm and won’t slip through His fingers.
2. Phil 1:6 He will complete the good
work that He started in them - FACT
3. Eph 1:13-14 There are marked with the
seal of Christ ain’t nuthin gonna remove that mark believe me!
4. 2 Cor 10:3-5 Our prayers for them are
powerful and effective for tearing down strongholds and every high thing that exalts
itself against their relationship with God.
5. 1 Pet 1:19 the price for their mess
and mistakes has been paid in full.
Beloved look
at the facts and know He is Lord… and perhaps remember He was faithful to us in
our mess and He doesn’t change.
Hugs Ruth x
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