Devotional for 7/6/09
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If he had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He listens. He could live anywhere in the universe but He chose your heart. Face it friend, He is crazy about you. Working with children can be so rewarding, but it can also be very tiring. There are times when we sometimes question, “Am I really making a difference in these little ones lives?” I have noticed that each of us have a story to tell, we all have learned lessons that we can share and for everyone it is very personal. Within the first year of my life, I had 5 brain surgeries because I have a condition called hydrocephalus. I spent the first four weeks of my life blind, and after numerous surgeries I was able to see. As I was growing up, I realized that there was a purpose for me being alive. If I would’ve been born five years earlier, I wouldn’t have survived because the technology used to save my life was new. I grew up in a Christian home, and I had always learned in Sunday school that I needed to make my own decision. On my 4th birthday, I was out with my family at a Pizza Hut. My brother simply asked me if I wanted to go to heaven or hell. After describing both to me the best that he could, I told him I wanted to go to heaven. I prayed and asked Jesus into my heart, and that was the best b-day present I have ever gotten. Some people have the misconception that asking Jesus into your hearts is an end instead of a beginning. Following Jesus is something you have to commit to every single day. People think that it will be an easy road. I want to tell you that it won’t always be, but it will be worth it. God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. Have you ever wondered how God could you bring you through something, and felt like He didn’t want anything to do with the situation? I’ve felt this way, only to find out that He loves me, and wants me to spend time with Him. I had a very tough time discerning if God wanted me out here because things just kept falling apart. After 35 e-mails, of trying to figure out if I had housing, I knew that the moment I was told I did I was supposed to be out here because Southwest had an amazing deal from Indianapolis to Denver.
God has given me so much to be thankful for, and yet a lot of times I don’t remember to express my praise to God. Matthew 10:42 says, “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.”
Teaching the truth is essential especially in the lives of children because they are still so pure and innocent. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6. But there is hope for us, because God is with us no matter what.
We need to remember that the parents, are entrusting their most prized possessions to us while they are here. They expect their little kiddos to be brought up in the way of the Lord, and by talking to them we can help them begin to give them a glimpse of how much God loves them, and longs to hear, be with them.
Here is a poem I wrote
Jesus told us to love the children
Love one another, and let the little ones come
The world told has told me that children are a burden
Another child they see as a mistake
Jesus’ heart is for the little ones, and he gave us the chance to serve them
Love overflows my heart when I think of the impact I can have
I know that I am made to love
I know that I am made to serve
I stand amazed in your presence
I fall to my knees in wonder
As I gaze at your splendor
I want to crawl into your lap
Tell me a story
You have shown me the pictures
You’ve trusted me with your children
You’ve blessed me with a heart to serve
There are many times I want to express the way I am feeling to God and others, but I am afraid to. The kids tell us exactly what is on their minds, and I hope that one day I can communicate with others and God in the same way. God knows my heart, and He enjoys it when we tell Him what is on it. When I cry he tells us that “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8.
Have you ever felt like a little kid, not knowing how to communicate your needs with the people who want to help you. As you grow older, you start placing less trust in others and more in what you can do. This shouldn’t be because as a child knows what they need, they are expectant on others to provide for their needs. Why is that the older we get; the less dependant on others we become? We should become more dependent on God with every step. Children don’t really have a reason not to trust the people taking care of them, because they are not wounded by the world. It makes me so happy that we find our worth not in what others think of us but rather we find our worth in who God has made us to be.
Lots of times we try to hide from God, but we know that He already knows. Little children are so open that sometimes they tell on themselves. I wish that we would be that open with Jesus.
In conclusion, remember we are making a difference in not only little kids lives but also the parents. God is using us as His vessels and we are loving them.
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