Where is God?
God is everywhere.
Does God know all things?
Yes. Nothing can be hidden from God.
Can God do all things?
Yes. God can do all His holy will.
So I suddenly asked the girls, "Was God there when mommy's wallet was stolen?"
Yes.
Did He see it happen?
(pause)
Yes. But Mom...why didn't He stop it?
Well girls. I honestly don't know the reason for what happened. But I do know that God was there with mommy. And I know we can trust Him in all things, even when bad things happen. Do you think mommy should be scared to go back to Barnes and Noble?
No. (some digression into tales of what could happen if the man was there...LOL...gotta love kids!)
That's right. God tells us that we don't need to fear. Mommy can certainly try to remember to keep her purse better protected, but she doesn't have to be scared and worried.
You know what girls, let's thank God for our weekend even though it was a rough one. God tells us to give thanks in all circumstances, not just the good ones. (I Thes 5:18)
So we bowed our heads and prayed and thanked Him for our weekend. We also prayed for the man who stole my wallet and I confessed my anger. We prayed for God to "help mommy not be angry anymore."
And I silently thanked Him for this time with the girls.
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5 comments:
Your girls are just precious. It is so great to see our children deepen their understanding of who God is and their relationship with him. God is faithful. I hate you had to go through such a bad situation and I pray that you get the details worked out quickly.
Those are the priceless times. If only my talk time was so sweet at this point in life for me and my youngest. We talk, but one of us does the talking and the other just listens...always. Praying for progress.
Oh how I would love to have been a fly on your wall :D
It seems there's always a lesson for us in teaching our kids something. God is always in control even when we don't understand it, and sometimes it helps to have our kids ask those tough questions to help us remember that. So sorry you've had to go through this. Hope this weekend goes better!
Already God is using this tough trial for His good. I applaud you for allowing yourself to be usable. For being real with your readers, and most importantly your girls. I think it is so important for our kids to see us confessing and humbling ourselves before our God, so that the realize we don't expect or think we're perfect. I also love how you took the catechism questions to the application level... that is in fact why we're teaching them to them. A+ parenting there Mary!!
what a beautiful time together. lessons for everyone!
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