SO, fatherhood brings on a whole boatload of new lessons. There is no way I can even begin to write them all down. It would be a constant stream of essays. BUT, I can try and save some, and even share a few along the way.
Last night Theo woke up and was really upset. He was hungry. Madison realized that he was also stinky. So instead of feeding him right away, she started changing his diaper. When he realized that he wasn't going to get fed immediately, he cried even harder! He started turning red in his fit of rage.
Then Madison said, very calmly, "Hey buddy, I'm going to help you. You're working yourself up for no reason."
We are on the LAST FEW PARKS of our trip. And of course, they seem to be some of the hardest for us. (why is life like that? There always seems to be a need for a "final push" of some sorts... whatever, that is a topic for another day.) Florida has been intense for us. It's SO hot. The heat was really just causing all kinds of problems for us - we got beat by the heat and had to get a hotel room; the RV air conditioning was struggling in the intense humidity; mosquitoes are seriously insane; and we can't leave the kitty in the RV at all because it's so hot. As I laid there next to them in the hotel bed, I was going over all the problems, and really "working myself up." I heard that phrase and realized that I was in the exact same boat as Theo. I was struggling because my problems weren't being solved by God (or at least that is how I felt). I expected him to fix everything immediately.
But when I heard Madison say those words to Theo, I felt an overwhelming sense of comfort. I could see in my head a Heavenly Father who, with all the love any parent can have, was saying the same thing to me. "I'm going to help you; you're just working yourself up for no reason."
I wasn't crying and screaming like Theo, but my problems were just as real. In that moment I was reminded of our Father in Heaven's love for each of us. So when your pants are poopy and you feel hungrier than you have ever been, remember that He cares. He is aware of you. He LOVES you. We need to trust in Him. If we do, things will work out.
LUKE 11
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Last night Theo woke up and was really upset. He was hungry. Madison realized that he was also stinky. So instead of feeding him right away, she started changing his diaper. When he realized that he wasn't going to get fed immediately, he cried even harder! He started turning red in his fit of rage.
Then Madison said, very calmly, "Hey buddy, I'm going to help you. You're working yourself up for no reason."
We are on the LAST FEW PARKS of our trip. And of course, they seem to be some of the hardest for us. (why is life like that? There always seems to be a need for a "final push" of some sorts... whatever, that is a topic for another day.) Florida has been intense for us. It's SO hot. The heat was really just causing all kinds of problems for us - we got beat by the heat and had to get a hotel room; the RV air conditioning was struggling in the intense humidity; mosquitoes are seriously insane; and we can't leave the kitty in the RV at all because it's so hot. As I laid there next to them in the hotel bed, I was going over all the problems, and really "working myself up." I heard that phrase and realized that I was in the exact same boat as Theo. I was struggling because my problems weren't being solved by God (or at least that is how I felt). I expected him to fix everything immediately.
But when I heard Madison say those words to Theo, I felt an overwhelming sense of comfort. I could see in my head a Heavenly Father who, with all the love any parent can have, was saying the same thing to me. "I'm going to help you; you're just working yourself up for no reason."
I wasn't crying and screaming like Theo, but my problems were just as real. In that moment I was reminded of our Father in Heaven's love for each of us. So when your pants are poopy and you feel hungrier than you have ever been, remember that He cares. He is aware of you. He LOVES you. We need to trust in Him. If we do, things will work out.
LUKE 11
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
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