The weather this weekend has been perfect. I’m quite sure it won’t last too long but we are enjoying it while it lasts. Braylen loves being outside and she’s been happy to spend a little time outdoors this weekend.
Allen spoke at church this morning and did a wonderful job. He gave his testimony and talked about accepting Jesus as a child and the difference in the way you look at things as a child versus now. He spoke about the evolution of his faith and walk with Christ and how things changed as he grew up. Specifically, he talked about the humbleness, faith, prayer, expectations and disappointments. One thing that really stood out to me was when he talked about praying as a child and fully believing that God could take care of whatever he brought to him. Then, as he grew older the doubt he heard as people asked prayer for something that would essentially be a miracle. Which in turn placed a sense of doubt in his mind. As a child we don’t really think things are impossible, it is other people who instill that doubt. Of course, we can’t have a child-like innocence forever, we see things or experience things that change this but we should always believe that nothing is impossible. Allen speaks at church at least once a month but this touched my heart more than any other time. I am always in awe of his understanding of the Bible and his ability to convey it in a way that is so easy to understand.
I always think of Braylen and the person she will become. Above everything else I want her to have a love for Jesus. There is nothing more important than that. There are many more things that I want for her in life, but if she has a heart for Jesus everything will work out just fine. Nothing makes me happier than a person with a truly good heart. That can mean a million things but to me its someone who has a genuine love and concern for others, someone who is lifting people up and not putting down, someone who doesn’t complain but is content with what they have, someone I can always count on to do the right thing no matter the situation. Some of the biggest disappointments in my life have come in the form of thinking a person was something that they were not.
I know its impossible to shelter her from everything. Its not realistic either, when times are difficult or you are put in an uncomfortable situation, it is then that you grow and learn. But, I do think its important to surround her with people who have a good heart, to speak kind words, and to share Jesus. As she gets older the things she hears and the people she is around will make a huge impact on the person she will become.
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