So tonight my girlfriend Jacki and I went out for sushi with friends of ours, Chris and Leah, who have recently had a beautiful baby boy named Jackson. We all had a great time just chatting, food was great, just an overall good night.
In the midst of one of our conversations Leah mentioned what effect having Jackson has had on her life. She explained that having him has really helped her to understand what it means to be a child of God........ that got me thinking.
I watched Chris swinging baby Jack back and forth, smiling at him, loving him, and just enjoying his creation. I've heard it before on a few separate occasions, but what an incredible gift of God it is to us that we are able to share in creation with our God. That there must be something so special in that for the parents. Assisting them to really understand what it means to be a child of God. To have that love for something so much smaller than you, that doesn't understand why things work the way they do, something that needs protection and caring for everyday, something that the parents know when it gets older is going to make mistakes, but they'll love him nonetheless.
Unconditional love.
I'm understanding it more and more, but it's a tough process. But it's experiences like this one tonight, small ones that seemingly come from nowhere, that cause me to thank God that He can use anything, any circumstance or situation to help me to understand His character more and more.
In the midst of one of our conversations Leah mentioned what effect having Jackson has had on her life. She explained that having him has really helped her to understand what it means to be a child of God........ that got me thinking.
I watched Chris swinging baby Jack back and forth, smiling at him, loving him, and just enjoying his creation. I've heard it before on a few separate occasions, but what an incredible gift of God it is to us that we are able to share in creation with our God. That there must be something so special in that for the parents. Assisting them to really understand what it means to be a child of God. To have that love for something so much smaller than you, that doesn't understand why things work the way they do, something that needs protection and caring for everyday, something that the parents know when it gets older is going to make mistakes, but they'll love him nonetheless.
Unconditional love.
I'm understanding it more and more, but it's a tough process. But it's experiences like this one tonight, small ones that seemingly come from nowhere, that cause me to thank God that He can use anything, any circumstance or situation to help me to understand His character more and more.
Great post Chris.
ReplyDeleteChildren will also teach you what a wretched, selfish, sinner you are. This also brings glory to God as you come to understand how different He is from us...for if he was like us, a sinner, we would find nothing but misery in this world. But instead, by the grace of God, we find the hope of glory.