November ’09 Letter to the Parents
Do you have a baby in the house right now? If not, maybe you still remember the time when they were about six months old and how very distracted they were! At this age, nursing or feeding with a bottle is a bit of a challenge . . . any little noise and they stop drinking to look around and see what is happening.
How much I am like that with the Lord!
There are soooooo many different things that catch my attention or make me look off to the side to see what is passing by! O, I settle down again for a while but then I strain my eyes to look to one side or I twist right around at an unfamiliar sound.
And then I remember . . .
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10
In the midst of little ones and the chaos of newborns, infants and toddlers, it is almost impossible to carve out large chunks of time to be quite before the Lord. You are legitimately busy caring for multiple, small children. However, right in the middle of the blessings He has entrusted to you, you can quiet your mind and whisper up to Him your thanks, your praises, your concerns.
As the busy holiday season approaches, ask the Lord to keep you mindful of Him and His ways and to quiet your mind . . . . even while the hungry mouths of your children are needing to be fed!