It was a bone chilling night when I showed up at my cousin’s home. Finding myself greeted by a sweet little boy opening the door. I had never stepped foot into this home before. We once were extremely close. Close to the point I was her unofficial breathing coach as she gave birth to her firstborn. (Mind you I have never had a baby, but God must have coached me through to help her.)
For the past couple of years we have grown apart. It was about a month ago while I was at work I saw her children. Tears welled up in my eyes. Her boys interacted with me as if we hadn’t missed a beat. I saw how fast they were growing up, and how I have missed out.
I’d been planning to visit them many times. Yet, finding myself either giving reasons not to or finding excuses doing other things. Time doesn’t stop, but my time in the US will be short come 6 months. My life is about to change. I won’t have the same accessibility to reach out to her or her children. I’ll soon be embarking on a mission for 11 months. To heed and renew all of my relationships with those special to me is running rapid through my veins.
In assembly with hopes to rekindle our relationship I showed up to hand her a letter of Gods calling for my life. The World Race. Again at this exact moment in time it was like we didn’t miss a beat.
I have a couple of takeaways from this night of reuniting.
First:
I told her youngest boy that I was going to take his little sister home with me. He was not having that idea.
I said “But I don’t have a baby”.
He said “You can have your own”.
I said “How?”
He said “Jesus.”
This little boy just melted my heart with his reply. Jesus is the presenter of all gifts. God gave us the gift of His son to die for our sins. This was the most precious and undeserving gift of all time.
James 1:17 – Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Second:
Do not wait to make right what is messy or challenging. Take action today to ameliorate relationships that are in your heart. Only God knows what the future will hold. Live like Him with love and joy radiating throughout your being.
Proverbs 21:29 – The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
As I said before kids are making marks on my heart, and this isn’t the only one!
How great is our God?!
