John 14:11-14
“Believe me: I am in my Father and my
Father is in me. If you can’t believe that, believe what you see—these
works. The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even
greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the
same work to do that I’ve been doing. You can count on it. From now on,
whatever you request along the lines of who I am and what I am doing,
I’ll do it. That’s how the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son.
I mean it. Whatever you request in this way, I’ll do.
Scripture
quotations from The Message. © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
by Eugene Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress, Colorado Springs,
CO. All rights reserved.
Sunday, we took the
children to see “The Jungle Book” at our local theater. As we were
driving home from church, Timothy said, “I’ve been to three movies at
the movie theater…you took me to see ‘Planes’…Granny and Pap-Pa Lee took
us to see ‘Minions’…and now you are taking us to see ‘The Jungle
Book!’”
Over the course of the afternoon, all three children
talked about how their Granny [my mother] – took them to the movie last
year. For the record, Mother thought that experience was something of a
disaster. Nathan was barely three years old, and he wore his 3D
glasses on his head most of the time…the other two wiggled and squirmed
and (in her opinion) didn’t grasp the plot of the movie at all. But in
their minds, it was fantastic. They each one have a fond memory of
going to the movie with their great-grandmother and grandpa.
In
many ways, we are “carrying the torch” for my mother. She wanted the
children to have swim lessons, music lessons, trips to museums and
parks, outings to the movies, and many more experiences and adventures.
And of course, it was VERY important to Mother that the children attend
church and learn about God. Thankfully, these are things that Greg and I
can do for the children. We are blessed with both the time and the
means to provide these opportunities. We trust that God will continue
to grant us good health and stamina to keep up with three active kiddos!
I
know that God will help us accomplish what we prayerfully pursue with
the children. If the things we ask for line up with His will, they will
happen. I cannot even envision what the next several years will
involve as these kids grow and become involved in more activities and
cultivate individual interests. I know that God is going to present us
with a lot of different avenues for serving Him – not only with our own
family, but in the church and community, also. And I trust that
whatever He ordains, we can accomplish. He has promised that it will be
so.
There are a lot of ordinary people doing extraordinary
things…because they are powered by faith in what Jesus promised. They
trust Him to make a way where none seems evident…to equip them for the
tasks that He sets before them…and to enable them to “carry the torch”
for the next generation. This is our calling…our destiny. And we have a
choice…to accept this mission and operate fully in faith…or to do
nothing and deny the power of Jesus to work in and through us.
I
saw a post on Facebook that said, “Whenever you find yourself doubting
how far you can go, consider how far you have come. Remember everything
you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have
overcome.” This didn’t just HAPPEN! God saw us through these
things…and He will equip us for so much more. It’s time to “hitch up
our britches” and get going. I’m in…what about you?
©2016 Debbie Robus
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