. . . being the mother of a prodigal. . .
You won't be able to sleep.
You will cry. . .a lot!
You may get sick.
You'll question yourself.
You may question God.
When people hear, you'll get looks you don't like.
There will be times you'll feel like you can't breathe.
You may hyperventilate.
You may throw up in a fire pit.
You may curl up in a fetal position on your sofa and retreat from the world.
You feel the dreams have died.
You may want people to stay away.
You may want people to listen.
BUT. . .
When you decide to give your child completely over to God and trust Him with the situation, I mean REALLY trust Him. . .
You begin to sleep again.
You stop crying.
You become well.
You realize they made a choice with their free will and you were/are a good parent.
You remember God's promises and you cling to those.
You don't care about the 'looks' anymore.
You begin to breathe again.
You enjoy your fire pit again.
You get off that couch and enter the world again.
God gives you new dreams.
You want to be around people again.
You begin to want to listen to others.
Does this mean there will not be bad days ever again? No. There will be days here and there where sadness creeps in and tears are right behind the eyelids and you feel the flutter in your breathing. . .and that is when you whisper in your soul. . .I need You Jesus. . .and the peace that passes all understanding starts to flow in and the miracle happens. . .You stand up once again, breathe in a regular pattern and feel the joy and hope once again. You enter into His service and you continue to move forward and serve and love those He puts in your path.
You never forget, and yes, you wait in your heart, you wait on the Lord but you move. . . you continue to live. You continue to bring Him glory and you leave the outcome up to Him.
While the robe, the sandles, the ring are always on standby. . .the light is always on. . .the arms are ready. . .
you kneel in prayer and then you stand and walk on. . .holding His Righteous Right Hand, you live your life for Him, Jesus, the Son of God. . .you continue to move forward, walking on with hope in your heart, knowing you're never alone.
Do you need to stand and walk forward? Grab His hand and go. . .you can do it. . .you are not alone.
And that's the truth!
Do you need to stand and walk forward? Grab His hand and go. . .you can do it. . .you are not alone.
And that's the truth!
Enjoy one of my favorite songs I've been playing on the piano since I was a little girl. . .may the words speak to your heart as they do mine.
4 comments:
Love you, Kris! Hugs!
(((hugs))) to you mt sweet friend!!
Stacey
God has an eye on him. I was a prodigal and I'm still a bit rough around the edges, but God is in the miracle business, as you know, and He calls it redemption.
I thought you were off line. My subscriptions quit showing up?
Also was thinking about you. I wrote a post about doing what you do. I wrote it back around Christmas and it dawned on me that you were part of the reason we did what we did. You don't need to comment, but I did want to share it with you and thank you. God bless. Praying for you and your family.
http://theregoi.com/finding-floyd/the-invisible-kiss/
Sending you love, hugs, and prayers.
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