Perspective

 

Today in Beehives the lesson was on Eternal Perspective. Melissa gave an awesome lesson.  Lots of girls made comments and I have been thinking about her lesson all day. 

I applied it like this for today; When moving to life on 700 I thought this move was purely one that we could be closer to Josh. That he could spend more time with us and see the kids everyday instead of his days off.  And until today it seemed that way. Until I looked down our street after dinner and saw all the neighborhood kids playing outside and all the adults out visiting their neighbors.  I then realized how this move has blessed Chamberlain (and the rest of us).  He has been able to make lots of new friends all which live within a couple blocks and all are in his CTR 4 class at church. He also was invited to join a  preschool group with a few of those new friends, which he loved to attend twice a week.  Since the weather has been warm kids have been playing at our house nearly everyday.

I love to hear the stories he tells before bed of all the games they played and all the rolly polly's they found. Or how fast they rode their bikes.

Its not that my 4 year old needs to be with friends or that he has to have so many friends, I mean he is 4, he needs his family. 

Its that the Lord knows what we need at certain times or really at all times. The Lord has a clear Eternal perspective. I could only see what was happening right then; we moved to see Josh more often. But the Lord placed us in the exact spot we need to be right now. He knew I would have long lonely days ahead of me with a husband who see's the kids early in the morning and a few minutes in-between class and work, and I am left with the rest of the 10 + hours of sunlight to do what moms do.  It can be taxing and hard and sometimes I run out of ideas, things to clean, or fun games to play.  The kids in the neighborhood are such a blessing.  

I just need to remember that I can only see a pin prick compared to what the Lord can see. I need to trust in him all the time and not waiver. I need to remember that the Lord knows my needs and more importantly He knows my wants. 

I need to remember to keep and Eternal Perspective.

I hope as this week starts that I will be able to do so and I encourage whoever is reading this to do so as well.