It seems as if the past few months have been occupied by our precious princess and trying to prune and channel her innate temperament, to praise her strengths, encourage her in her weaknesses to not give up, or give in, but to persevere, and just lavishing her with unconditional love in the process. It has felt overwhelming at times, frustrating at others and stretching…and then this week whilst we have been enjoying the school holidays I have had moments of just staring at her, taking her all in, smelling her newly washed hair, and feeling her baby soft skin, and realizing again and again that she is MY daughter…MY little girl…MY legacy!
One such moment happened last night. My husband was going to his first worship band practice this morning at the church God led us to 10 months ago, and so was re-stringing his guitar after not playing for 3 years. Our daughter was enthralled at all that went on…taking the old strings off, cleaning the guitar, putting the new strings on and then tuning the guitar. The process. And then she was overwhelmed with the music and worship that came from the guitar! It was as if nobody else was around and she was worshipping The Lord. The emotions I felt welling up inside of me as I witnessed this all were overwhelming and brought tears to my eyes. My precious princess worshipping the most high King!
And this evening after an amazing meal with friends, it feels as if life has become more colourful, more full of life, richer, sweeter and also full of NEW things.
There is a time for everything…my husband has not led or played during worship for 3 years due to burn out and the trauma our family suffered almost 3 years ago, and tomorrow he will pick up his guitar, and play part of a team leading us as a church in worshipping the most high King, Jesus Christ! It is so exciting I could POP…and yet I know that it’s all been God’s plan all along…that the beginning of restoration has come and that the time of sadness has begun to end and the time of singing has come.
Just as the old guitar strings had to be removed, the guitar cleaned, new strings put on and the guitar tuned with the new strings ready to play, Jesus has removed some of our old “strings” – our disappointments, our fears…He has and is still busy “cleaning us” and our hearts, and putting new strings on us….new dreams, new friends, new heights with him….so that he can tune us to play a new song for Him!
Jesus restores, He brings HOPE, He is love and He gives a time for everything…I just have to remind myself to walk in Him step by step and day by day….and He will lead us to green pastures.
hope of heart 