Firstborn is a full blown teenager. He eats, sleeps, and
plays basketball. Recently, hubby gave Firstborn some yard work to complete
before his basketball practice. He awoke early and started working, but I later
found him back in the bed - sleeping. Knowing he had basketball practice, I let
him sleep. He awoke fifteen minutes after
practice started and quickly headed towards the door with car keys in hand. I
asked if he finished his yard work, which I knew he had not. Low and behold,
Firstborn was back in the yard working. Minutes later, he came in the house
upset with tears in his eyes saying he was going to miss practice. Son, did you think you could do yard work in
your sleep? I wanted to hug Firstborn and make his world okay, but instead,
I was led to get out of the way. Firstborn’s self-induced dilemma created many
life lessons for him. Disappointments, pain, and hard times are God’s unusual
ways of drawing us closer to Him.
Our friends and family will be placed in
positions of testing to make choices; however, their predicaments aren’t our cue
to play Miss Fix-it. Just as I wanted to rescue Firstborn, we want to play
Savior, Deliverer, and Comforter. What we’re really doing is blocking God from
working in their life. They won’t get to know His voice if we jump in and fix every problem. God wants to show how
He’ll make a way! It was hard as
nails watching Firstborn suffer. He missed practice, but completed his chores
and learned valuable lessons. My baby was okay…and so was I. Watching loved
ones fall is difficult, but falling in the hands of their Heavenly Father is
the best place for them. As mothers and wives, it’s natural for us to fix
problems, but let God have His way, by knowing when to intercede and when to get
out the way!
