We had the joy of having our three grandsons overnight last week. It reminded me of what I already knew…a 22-month-old, four-year-old and a six-year-old…have tons more energy than I do. But I was also reminded that it doesn’t take much for them to wrap me around their little fingers and make this grandma’s heart melt.
Let me give you an example. Ezekiel’s favorite meal at my house is pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon. So, he will often ask me when he can come eat at our place and when he does, can we have his favorite entrees. So naturally when they came last week, he wanted to know what was on the menu for breakfast the next day. Dan and I immediately started listed everything BUT what we knew he wanted…just to see what he would do. The look on his face told it all…none of those menu choices were what he wanted…he wanted pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon.
The next morning, I opened up our bedroom door to find Ezekiel and Elias standing in the hallway. Elias said that he was up because he needed to use the bathroom, but Ezekiel followed me into the kitchen. With a grin that would melt even the hardest heart, he looked at me and said, “Grandma, I got up because I thought maybe I smelled something. Something like pancakes…waffles…or pie!” Needless to say, he was soon served his favorite meal and he even got chocolate pie for dinner that evening!
Oh, how I love those precious boys, along with my two adorable granddaughters. They light up my life like I never knew was even possible. As their grandma, I so enjoy hearing what they love to eat, or love to do. I want to know their thoughts and their wishes and I also want them to know mine. I want to know what is going on in their mind and it blesses me when I have the opportunity to make some of those wishes and desires come true…even if it’s something as simple as pancakes Getting to know everything about them draws us closer together and helps us to have an even stronger relationship.
I can’t help but think that my heavenly Father feels the same way about me. It’s hard to imagine, but He loves me more than I love my grandchildren, and I’m guessing that He also enjoys hearing about my wishes and desires. Yes, since He is all-knowing, He already knows my thoughts…but I believe it gives my Jesus great delight to hear me share my dreams and hopes for the future. He so longs to have our relationship strengthened, and that will only happen as I spend time with Him, sharing my heart and allowing Him to share His thoughts, desires and plans with me.
We are living in such a chaotic world…and it is so easy to spend our time complaining and fretting about the craziness around us. It’s easy to be so preoccupied with the negative, that we fail to spend time dreaming about our future…allowing ourselves to “think outside the box”…and being willing to do those things that will help see our heart’s desire come to fruition. You see, as we get to know our Jesus better, we will begin to look more like Him, and His desires will become our desires and it so blesses Him to be able to make those dreams and wishes come true.
If you get a chance today, why not spend some time really sharing your heart with Jesus. Instead of just telling Him your list of all the negatives around you…spend time letting Him in on something positive that you would love to see happen in your future. Take time to dream…take time to wish…take time to share it all with Jesus. I can’t help but think you will make Him smile and melt His heart. Trust me on this: if He loves you more than I love my grandchildren…which He does…then He takes great delight in you and oh, how He loves you so!
“The LORD your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
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