Faith Like a Child

It's so easy to take things forgranted as we go about our everyday lives. Sometimes I think I even take life forgranted. Twice now, in the past month, I have been rear-ended while driving. Both times Keely was in the car with me. And both times, we walked away with no injuries. I pray several times daily to be a godly mother and for God to help me raise Keely the way He wants me to. These two incidents have taught me some valuable lessons. No matter how protective a mother I am, I can't protect my child from certain things in this world. It pains me to put my child in her car seat, hearing her cry because she is scared. Yet, it was her car seat in both cases that prevented seriuos injury.


Then last night, when she awoke with a fever, all I wanted to do was take away her discomfort. But I couldn't. I gave her medicine, and held her close. I helped her get back to much needed sleep. Then I laid there thanking God it was nothing more than a fever. Psalm 103:2 "Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not His benefits."
Life itself is a benefit. I praise Him not only for Keely's life, but for Doug's and mine also. And I pray that I not take them forgranted. I pray that just as Keely calms as soon as I lift her into my arms at 4:45 am, I too would calm at the reading of His word, the meditations in my heart, the tugging at my soul. Oh that my faith in my Abba would be the same as my child's!