June 8, 1991, I married my best friend. Little did I know when I said "I Do" and "For better or worse, in sickness and in health" that we'd go through so much in our short marriage of just over 24 years. We've had our "for better", and we've had our "for worse". We've done the "sickness and in health" thing. We've been on one crazy ride! The only constant in our marriage is the One at the top of the triangle.........God! He has stayed at the top holding our geometric masterpiece together, and we have been all over the place inside that triangle of marriage. He has given us boundaries in which we could flounder around and grow up in Him. For that I am thankful! :) He is a perfect Father who allows His children to make mistakes, yet provides rules or boundaries which we need to follow. It's for our own protection. It keeps us safe from unsuspecting prowlers trying to steer us in the wrong direction.
It's the same with earthly parenting. We do our best to provide that triangle for our children.......parents at the top, children at the bottom floundering around as they grow up in our home. We provide them boundaries. We set rules for their own protection. We try to keep the unsuspecting prowlers out who are trying to steer them in the wrong direction. Unfortunately, we are not perfect like our Heavenly Father. We make mistakes. Entrusting our babies to our Heavenly Father is the only thing we have. He knows all, sees all, and has a plan far beyond our wildest dreams. It's hard, and it hurts sometimes. There is no greater pain for a parent than a child who won't heed their advice and turns away from them causing relational destruction. It's our prayer and hope that God is at work in the life or lives of these children, and that He will bring healing and restoration. What so many kids can't seem to comprehend is that their parents have their best interests at heart. We only want what's best for them. It's the same with our Heavenly Father. He only wants what is best for us. He has our best interests at heart. He shapes and molds, we shape and mold. He disciplines and steers, we discipline and steer. He loves, we love. It's my prayer that my children will know how much we love them and that love will win in the end!
"See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!"
1 John 3:1
Love this song by Selah "How Deep The Father's Love For Us". Take a listen, and be encouraged!
https://youtu.be/1vmY2ztb5xc
Blessings,
Cindy
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