Giving Thanks For Our Children

For this week I would like us to spend some time just to thank God for our children, young and old.  As I often say children are gifts from God and from my experience God only gives the best, remember He gave His only son to die for us.  Sometimes it may not seem that way, but trust me God does not give mediocre things.  If at the moment you are not able to see the greatness and beauty in your gift, perhaps you need to just dust it off a bit, to bring back the shine. II Cor. 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

 I want you to imagine that you were given a plant as a gift.  At the time you got the plant it was green and beautiful and with it came instructions on its care.  In order to do justice to the plant as well as to the person who gave you the plant, you will need to follow the directions carefully.  You will need to water it as instructed, keep it in appropriate lighting, give plant food as needed, change the pot as warranted, and trim any dead leaves that you see.  Suppose you decided to do your own thing with this plant, water it too much or not enough, put it anywhere inside our outside the house that you felt like, too much or not enough sunlight, do not fertilize, when needed, keep it in the pot that it has outgrown and when the leaves are dead or dying you just left them there.  I believe you will end up with an ugly looking plant.  Can you imagine how the person who gave the plant to you feels when they see how badly the plant looks? 

However at other times you follow the instructions as closely as possible but still the plant seems to have a mind of its own.  This is the time when you perhaps consult other books, or other florists or gardeners for suggestions on what to do.

If you cannot see the beauty of your children or child at the moment here are a few things to do.  Go back to the manual- the word of God and make sure you are following the directions carefully.  Make sure that you consulted the giver of the gift, that’s by praying to God about what may be wrong and after you have done that, then just turn them completely over to Him and just praise Him and give Him thanks.

In His service,

Vilma