Hearing God for Our Kids

         It is hard not to worry when you are a Mom. A pastor once said

                  “You can’t worry and trust God at the same time.”

         I say, yes you can, and it’s called being a Mom. We worry. We pray for our kids. We give our kids to God and trust Him. Then we worry again, pray again, and trust Him again. It is tough being a Mom.

         We think it is tough when our kids are two, and it is! But even when they are 20 we can still worry, pray for them, trust God with them and worry some more. I think God made us this way to love and protect our kids. However, He wants us to trust Him with our kids.

One of my friends shared this story with me:

         “When my son was 7 and 8 (he is 19 now), he had a benign brain tumor that caused horrible seizures. He finally had surgery and was seizure-free for years, until about 3 years ago, right before he was graduating from high school and getting ready for college. He started having them in his sleep and had to go back on medication.

         As you can imagine, I did a lot of fretting about sending him off to college, hoping he would remember to take his meds every day, hoping his RA and roommates would know what to do, hoping they didn't migrate into waking hours, etc.

          While he was still home, I would go into his room every morning to make sure he was breathing and hadn't had one during the night. One morning right before high school graduation, when I was particularly emotional about everything (I was also getting ready to move from Virginia to NM), I went in as usual and leaned over him to check on him (he sleeps very soundly!) I physically felt the hands of God on my shoulders and heard his voice say out loud, "Mom, I got this," which is something my son always says to me.

         From that moment on, I realized that I had to put him in God's hands because there was nothing more I could do to take care of him except worry. He is at college now and has had a few seizures...but each time, everyone around him did what they were supposed to do, and he is fine.”

          Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.”

          Isn’t it comforting to know your children have angels watching over them?

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Do you trust God with your kids?

Have you heard God speak to you through His Word, a sermon or the Holy Spirit that He is going to take care of your children?

*** This is Day 9 of the 31 Days of Hearing God series. It is part of the write31days.com challenge. To read the rest of the topics in this series click here. ***