I shared with you last week that we were anxiously awaiting the
arrival of our granddaughter. Well…we
are still waiting! She is taking her
time entering this world and so we are learning another lesson in patience J
I love being a grandma.
People told me that it would be wonderful but I couldn’t completely
grasp how great it would be until I held our first grandson. He totally stole my heart and then his
brother did the same thing less than two years later. So I am confident that when Emma decides to
make her appearance…she will also make this grandma’s heart swell and I will be
totally and completely in love once again!
One of the things that makes my heart melt is when Elias, our
oldest grandson, takes my hand when we are walking together. It’s a very simple gesture…but I feel
emotional every time he does it. There
is something about having his small hand in mine that makes me feel so blessed
that I am able to have a part in his life.
I don’t take that opportunity lightly and I want to spend as much time
with him as I can, building a relationship that will last a lifetime.
The practical positive of being hand in hand with him is that I
am assured he is by my side. As with
most two year olds, his legs want to often take him where he shouldn’t go…so if
I have his hand I have more control as to his path. Even though he may not always think that is a
good thing…I know it is in his best interest to stay by my side.
I was thinking about
this recently when I was reading in Amos 3:3.
It asks the question, “Can two
people walk together without agreeing on the direction?” I like the way this verse is worded in
the version The Message, “Do two people
walk hand in hand if they aren’t going to the same place?” Of course this is a rhetorical question that
is easy to answer. There is no way two
people can walk hand in hand and go in two different directions. It’s just not possible.
This is so applicable
to our walk with Christ. If we are going
to go on the path that He has planned for us, we must be willing to walk with
Him; hand in hand. When we let go and
think we can walk on our own…is usually when problems begin to arise and we
start to lose our way. We need to realize
that even when we don’t feel like walking with Him, it is imperative that we do
it anyway, because it is always in our best interest to stay by His side.
I just can’t help but
believe that Christ also gets emotional when we want to take His hand and walk
with Him. He loves us so much and wants
to continually work on our relationship that will last beyond our lifetime. I
know how much I love my children and grandchildren…but that doesn’t even hold a
candle to the love that my heavenly Father has for me. I don’t know about you…but that thought gives
me chills, makes me feel so blessed, and makes me never want to let go of His
hand.
“No,
O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what
he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk
humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8
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