Mother's Day

Well, yesterday was a a real eye-opener for a couple of reasons. First, I discovered that my youngest son Zac is very determined to achieve whatever he sets his mind to, especially when he is battling the odds. He went through hoops to get a present for me, a very beautiful gift and a card and successfully enlisted the help and generosity of some adults, including a total stranger. No, he was never at risk! It just makes me so grateful to be a mother, his mother! The qualities he has displayed in order to show his love to me are just wonderful. I truly appreciate him and look forward to being his mom forever.

The second thing that impacted me was how important little things can be to me. There is a saying that 'the devil is in the details'. I know there is some truth to this but I am absolutely certain that God is in the details of my life and all things pertaining to it. I had an emergency situation that required immediate attention. However, it was beyond my capabilities to resolve and there wasn't anyone that I could turn to, so I do what I always do, I turned to God in prayer. My petition needed to be fast-tracked, Lord, I said. I can't wait for an answer tomorrow or next week... but you know that Lord, I said. And so on and so forth. I left it with Him and went about my day.

Just a short while later, He sent me the answer, the solution to my problem from across the Atlantic Ocean, no less. Before I had prayed, my Lord had already answered my prayer. Now, don't get me wrong, He has come through for me often times before but somehow, we have a tendency to forget, I forget. I was reminded, again that even in what might appear to be unimportant situations in my life, God is faithful, loving, caring, merciful and attentive to the details of what concerns us and our well being. I just so appreciate Him.

The thing that links these two scenarios above is love. The love of my son and the love of the Son of God. I am grateful for both. From my son I kind of expect love, after all he is my son. I am pleased, proud even of the lengths he pursued in order to show his love for me on this Mother's Day. I am even more overwhelmed when I consider the height, depth and breadth of the Saviour's love for me. The big picture in which He dies for my sins is so awesome. But after that, to find He is so concerned about the very little details of my life, every moment of every day makes me so humble, so grateful. The events of Zac's pursuit furnished further details of His intervention. He blessed my son for loving me and my Lord continues to bless me with His love gift every day. I am so loved, I can't contain it ... it must flow out and so I must do everything possible to love my human family as much as My Loving God loves me. I love you all. For Real.