He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber . PSALM 121:3
No matter how many times we hear it beforehand, nothing truly prepares us for the round-the-clock demands of motherhood. We move from countless diapers and feedings with newborns to continually running behind toddlers to sleepless nights while school projects get finished or teenagers return home safely. The constant vigil continues even when our children move out because they never leave our hearts and minds. We wonder sometimes how we’ll push through our exhaustion to the next day. Sometimes it seems we might never experience true rest again.
When those times come, we need to remind ourselves that we weren’t meant to be on “active duty” 24/7. God instructs us to rest and find refreshment. We also know that God rested after finishing all of creation. And if God takes time to awkwardly we dance, or how carefully we stay on key. God just wants us to let the joy in our hearts come through in whatever way we can manage. He calls us to sing praises all of our days, not just when we’re children or have little ones of our own. We should still be praising God when our kids are too cool in their own minds to sing out or we’re too arthritic to raise our hands.
There is no doubt, the day will come when our children move from their “cool” phase and reach places of deep, heartfelt worship as they grow in their faith. And when we release ourselves to do so, we will rediscover our childlike enjoyment of the gift of music as we continue to praise God by releasing the song in our hearts.
Dear Lord, thank You for the gift of music. Teach me to enjoy Your songs with the heart of a child who worships freely and draws others to You. Amen .
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