The Boast of a Parent

If you know me, I am sure you have heard me say, "The Lord has given me the perfect children for me". When I say this it's not because I think my children are perfect by any means, but I know God knows my innermost being because of the children he blessed me with. For those of you who don't know I have two stinkers and I love them more then life, I know that they belong to God and I know he has entrusted me with them for a few reasons.

First, like most women, I have wanted children ever since I could remember. When I finally became pregnant my joy was overwhelming, but sadly I have had a lot of problems in a lot of pregnancies. So when April 21, 2007 came around and a beautiful healthy baby boy was placed in my arms, I knew that God had given me this amazing gift! I remember praying over my sleeping newborn and praising the Lord he belonged too. I will never forget praying "if I am never given one more blessing in life this is more then enough Lord." Micah, that little bundle of joy, was the best natured baby and has blessed us and so many others with the amazing little personality God gave him. Thankfully, God did continue to bless me and on July 3rd 2009, Rowen Ella entered the world. Rowen's pregnancy and birth were so easy compared to the others and when they placed her on my chest she didn't even cry she just stared into my eye's and I remember thinking. "Lord I have never felt or seen anything more beautiful then my babies." Through the 4 years I have been a mother, my children have continued to bless and work in my life. God regularly uses my children to teach and grow me, and in some of the times I have most been in need God has used my children to love me! Yes, I can say without a doubt in my mind, that my children are gifts designed before time to come into my life by the most high God.

I know that I could boast of my children for days, but to remember that the God of the universe boast over me is a little harder to comprehend.
Zephaniah 3:17
"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."
The God of everything DELIGHTS in me and loves me more then I even love my own children, for the love of the Lord is without conditions, it is pure and everlasting. As odd as it seems at times, God is always boasting over his children, every time we overcome, every time we push, every time we cling to Him more. I am so taken back by His love that I don't really even know what else to write but to challenge everyone. Challenge those who call themselves his children to live your life for the one who boasts of you as his beloved! Challenge those who don't know the Lord to come to him and REST! God boast over you!!! He loves you like no earthly parent could ever because he gave his only son, Christ, to die so you could be adopted in to His family and he could BOAST over you!