childlike. a much needed reminder.

on tuesday evening my husband, youngest son and i went to visit my grand while my oldest was at youth group. when we walked in to the long term care center my heart was so sad. all of the elderly that are at risk for falling were lined up in their wheel chairs around the nurses station. i spotted my grandma and she had her hand in the air like a student.

i approached her and asked her what was the matter. she said pleading "can you please help us? we have been sitting here for over an hour and no one will help us."

 I asked "do you need something?"

she said "yes i do i need to go to the restroom."

i grabbed her wheel chair and as i was doing so, she said. "i was praying to God that he would help me and he sent you. God listens See mi hija God talked to you and you listened."

about that time my son reached us and bent down and gave my grandma a kiss on the cheek. she straightened herself up tall and announced to everyone "this is my great grandson"

i melted.

after we took her to the restroom we took her out side. it was just before dusk all the little birdies were singing their good night songs, the air was cool it was a perfect evening. we listened to her tell her stories. she gave us a much needed laugh.

just before the sunset my mom drove up. when my grandma spotted her she turned to me and said "did you tell your mom that you were coming to visit me?" i hadn't and i told her so. she shook her head in disbelief and said again "God listened. I prayed all day for my family" and point at us all she said, "i prayed for you and you and you and all around." pointing in a circular motion.

she began to yawn, so we took her back in and got her ready for bed. as we were saying our good byes and tucking her in my mom asked her if she wanted to watch t.v. grand said, "no i want to pray." it was so sweet and childlike.

for the last few weeks i have been so distracted that the time i spend with God got pushed aside. no pushed aside isn't accurate. i was deliberately not spending time with God. awful i know. this visit with her was such a good reminder to give God the glory and time that he deserves. he listens and cares even when we don't think so. he's always waiting for us to come to him. and when we do his arms are opened wide.

and HE said: "i tell you the truth, 

unless you change and become like little children, 

you will never get into the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 18:3

i was pondering sickness and suffering today, because i have been so upset that i have had to see all of my grandparents suffer. when we are sick and suffering we revert to being childlike. maybe that's the point of it. to be childlike to get us to turn back to God. to really really turn to him. and love him as the little children do. 

grand told me recently that when i was little i would dance and sing sunday school songs. my favorite one was "i've got the joy down in my heart" i remember sing and dancing well more like twirling like it was yesterday. anyway, she said she asked me why i loved Jesus. and i said. "i just do!"

after all how does a child elaborate their reasons why. we are born with a love for the Lord, we were created to worship and praise him. 

life is beautiful.

each day is a gift. 

love the Lord innocently & without any reason with all your heart.

&

today just for fun do something childlike.

 

what i learned from the bible 

a challenge.365 link up 

 the idea is for everyone to write a post about

 1}what you read in the bible recently.

 2} how it spoke to you. 

3} how you applied it in your own life.

 4} what you learned form it.

 5}please link up your post not your blog.

 my hope is that through this link up we encourage each other to remain in the word.

 life sure is a heck of a lot easier when we spend time with God each day.