Lately, I've been living out my broadway fantasy debut with my daughter as we sing Frozen at the top of our lungs in the bathroom. It's been hilarious and fun.
No but really, it has made me think- what could have happened if I had chosen to be fearless?
It's no coincidence that I chose these precious verses for my daughter in her room:
Have boldness...
16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
Hebrews 4:16
For such a time as this...
14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14
We try to teach our kids what we did wrong, don't we?
2 lessons the Holy Spirit is working in me:
1) fear of failure (just trying new things)
2) let go of what is initially beautiful, but only weighs me down (the movie, Finding Normal) and trimming the stuff that is sucking the life out of me
For realios, in the past month, these have been our messages on Sunday in either Small Group or through the sermon, at beach Retreat. Oh how great and mighty is He who chooses to teach me, love me and remind me, while scooping me up and holding me close. Our God is the Awesome God. The only True God.
Let me relate this to Handsome - we have bazillions of professional people's opinions in our lives from all sides regarding this crazy adventure of Autism Spectrum Disorder. BUT, if we put him in every therapy, saw every specialist, tried every holistic or medical approach - what would that do to our FAMILY as a WHOLE???
My God is so big, so strong and so mighty - there is NOTHING my God cannot do.
So we work. We struggle. We strive for a balance for our family as a whole and Sweetheart and I work, struggle, strive for run after each other, romance each other, laugh together. Because that relationship is crucial to our family - crucial to our survival and crucial to our element of FUN.
Letting go of what is initially beautiful, but only weighs me down...
