Dear Lord; Good morning Father! On the heels of our discussion yesterday Lord, I’d like to follow up by talking with You about one of the most personal and effective ways You’ve brought Your Teachings and Guidance to me; through my children. I know we’ve covered things they’ve said and done more than once, but there were a couple glimmers of Your Light in them the last few days that I’d like to share. I still find it fascinating that even though You’ve put them in Shannon’s and my care to raise, I learn at least as much about You from them as they do from me.
To begin with, Friday night Jonathan was reading our discussions from the prior few days and informed me I had missed something. In the post “Better Than a Hallelujah”, I neglected to include his favorite song in the list. It’s from the Newsboys, and entitled “He Reigns” :
I have to agree with him, it’s a wonderful song. The lyrics that really get my attention are :
“And all the powers of darkness
Tremble at what they’ve just heard
‘Cause all the powers of darkness
Can’t drown out a single word”
Amen! If we fill the world with our praises of Your Glory, no dark force stands a chance. Nice choice Jonathan. 🙂
He and I also had a reasonably deep conversation about You that evening Lord, during which he made a statement out of the blue that just made my heart jump. He looked up at me and said : “Dad… I crave God.” Wow… I’ve never heard him use the word “crave” before, but from the lips of my 11 year old it was an amazingly powerful statement. Once again Father, you’ve used him to make me see Your Light. Thank You so much for this.
Not to leave Aidan out of the “influence loop” Lord, he gave me a good smile last night as well while he was reading his Action Bible and telling me all about it. He recanted the story described in Judges 6-8 in which Gideon’s army was reduced from 32,000 to a force of 300 men, and then by Your Power he prevailed against the Midianites much larger force. Aidan was completely captivated by this, and when we started discussing it he informed me that You were better than all the superheroes put together. Seeing him absorbing Your Word just brings joy to my heart Father. 🙂
I love my children to no end Lord, and seeing Your Light in them affects me more than almost anything else. Thank You so much for bringing them to my life, and staying by their sides each day. I pray that I can honor Your Gifts to us as they deserve, and that they never lose that craving for Your Love.
“Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.” – Psalm 127:3
Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
Your boys make me smile too, Phil.
Thank you Lisa. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Oh, your boys are so precious! You are certianly blessed and they are blessed with Godly parents.
Thank you Jenifer, we feel blessed. 🙂
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I love how much we learn through our kids! They have such a beautiful fresh perspective on things. I smiled when I read your son “craves” God. If that doesn’t make your heart smile…I don’t know what would!
Thank you Eileen… It really did make my heart smile!
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He craves God!! wow. That is wonderful to have them both so in love with the Lord. Thank you. Lord!!!
Thank you Jean… Yes, I’d never heard him use that word and I couldn’t recall using it around him before so it really threw me for a loop (a happy one mind you!).
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I got goose-bumps all over when I read… “Dad, I crave God.” That word “crave” describes such an intense feeling that you just know it’s God pursuing Jonathan to chase hard after Him. Love it, praise Jesus!
Thank you Heidi… It really caught me off guard when he said it. It’s not a word he’s used around me before, and I couldn’t recall saying it around him so it really made my heart jump when he did. It really is a joyous feeling for me to see him diving into God like this!
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What sweet boys…hope mine turn out to be as sweet!
Thank you Allison, but after reading your blog for a while now I have no doubt you’ve got some wonderful children as well.
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Better than a superhero… that would preach! My kids have said some wonderful God things over the years with such tenderness and conviction that it never fails to stop me in my tracks and give my heart reason for sacred celebration. I wish I had captured some more of those moments when my older boy were younger. I don’t hear them say things quite the same these days…
peace~elaine
Thank you Elaine… I love seeing the boys “wrapped up” in God’s Love. 🙂