I had just laid him down in his swaddle.
Head over heels in love. He was perfect.
I was getting ready for bed. I laid down and took that breath, you know that first good breath you take after you have poured out your heart that day. A sigh of relief. Ready for rest & relaxation.
Almost immediately I heard the Lord say āhis face is covered.ā
I was out of bed in a heart beat. I mean, which Mama bear is not, right?
I go to him, and sure enough, somehow his swaddle was undone and the blanket was covering his face.
Suffocation is a real thing. Of course, with the utmost speed possible I take it off his face.
He was safe. God was watching over him.
You see, you could be the best mom in the world and still miss it. So donāt strive to be the best, aim at being the most yielded (to God.)
The serpent was the most cunning. Sneaky. Patient.
But he can NEVER outwit the Holy Spirit.
As much as we watch our children like the eagles, our strength & help comes from the Lord.
The most important thing as mother, it is not your sons and daughters. Itās not your husband. Not your paycheck.
Itās God. God alone is always to be #1.
Period.
So donāt compromise your relationship with Him for anything.
I am not perfect. I am a very imperfect woman who loves God. A lot of times idols are not the golden calfās that seem so obvious, they are often the things people donāt even pick up on, except God would show us.
Like the fear of hurting someone. Or not stepping out in faith because of unbelief and doubt. Or maybe sometimes we have made comfort our kingā¦refusing to be uncomfortable.
It wasnāt the first time God saved his life and I am sure it will not be the last.
Our sons and daughters will grown up and learn of God what they see at home. More is caught than taught. Which is why it is SO IMPORTANT, now more than ever to learn how to constantly walk and stay in the presence of the Lord.
Not just when the YouTube worship song is on, not just at Bible study, not just when we have the electronics.
But every ānanosecond,ā as my kingly husband says. This will save their lives. It will save your life. And it will be greatly needed for the times ahead.
So call out to God while you can. And seek His face while He may be found. For training them up in the way they should go will only happen once.
Savor the moments. But always keep the Savior at the center.
I am so convinced that apart from Him, I can do absolutely nothing.
Stay in great confidence in the Lord & know that He will ALWAYS warn you, but itās you job to guard your own heart & keep it soft enough so that you hear Him.
Quick prayer: God I pray that every-time you warn me & speak, that I, my sons & daughters, my husband & bloodline (name whoever you feel led to) would always heed your warnings & obey Your voice, expose every plot against us & cancel it, may we respond accordingly as You will, that no weapon formed against us will ever prosper, and we are kept safe & healthy, always in Your presence, no matter that price or pain, in Jesus name.
As always, stay yielded to God,
Julianne
2 Chronicles 30:8 (NKJV)
āyield yourselves to the LORD; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.
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