So my parents were here for less than a week. And it was absolutely incredible. But for so many more reasons than I was expecting it to be. Of course it was amazing to get to see my parents and be held and loved by them. Duh, that was expected and fully fulfilled.
But I didn’t expect to be doing house visits with my parents and taking a back seat as they took the lead in loving people by asking questions about everything from strawberries to rug-making.
I didn’t expect to hear both my parents pray over our ministry and their newly adopted Romanian family.
I didn’t expect to see my dad get up during church and speak about how Romania had touched his heart or watch him lead our squad in praying for our ministry host’s family.
I didn’t expect to be looked to as the “expert” when it came to praying over the people we went to visit and encourage in their homes.
I didn’t expect to realize how much I truly loved and appreciated my squad when at the end of the day all I wanted to do was run into their arms, tell them everything that God had done that day and ask for more prayers.
I didn’t expect to be able to share with my parents so much of what God has been teaching me and revealing to me and for it to be received with complete love and openness.
I didn’t expect to have them hear my testimony for the first time in the home of a man who was paralyzed on his entire right side because of a stroke and for it to be the highlight of their day.
My parents amazed me and God amazed me. Honestly, I’m not sure how I was surprised by either. Both parties love with a fierceness that has always surpassed my understanding.
I am so blessed.
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through Faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have the power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:14
