Many years ago, when I was a younger mom, I made a really dumb comment about my little one not being able to sing Jesus Loves Me on pitch or even with the right timing.
Thankfully, God leveled my pride to the ground one day when He allowed me to completely train wreck that very song during Sunday morning worship service a few months later. It was so bad, that for the first time ever, I did not even attempt recovery, I just put the microphone down and walked away. As I was walking down the aisle back to my seat the Holy Spirit reminded me of what I had so foolishly said about my child. It was a lesson learned.
God reminded me of that incident last night as we were riding in our van and the kids were singing together. The one I had ridiculed sang out strong and clear, perfect pitch and timing. I smiled.
So often we get in such a hurry to get them to learn it now. We want to see a difference right away instead of waiting on God to make changes, in their hearts and lives, in the way only He can.
I was reminded again of His loooooooooooooong suffering, patience, and grace toward me. That I must only trust Him for they are in His hands and are His children more than they are mine.
I am linking up to to Bigger Picture Moments today. Thank you to the ladies hosting this time of stepping back and looking at the bigger picture that is life.
8 responses to “Perfect Pitch… the Bigger Picture”
Your bigger picture IS THE ULTIMATE bigger picture.
Him! His patience. His love! It gives us strength to be the best parents we can be and make corrections to the flaws we have. Without God, nothing is possible. With God, ANYTHING is possible.
sometimes i choose not to remember that. and other times i hang my life on it. i know it shouuld always be the latter… but it isn't always easy for me, and falling short comes so naturally!
His patience and grace humble me every time I think about it. Sometimes I get so exasperated with my boys {especially the toddler}, and I think, "why doesn't he …" And then somehow God reminds me that I act the same way as my children. He's the most patience parent ever. And for that I'm so grateful.
Thank you for writing about this. I'm so glad you linked up. Your post was truly a blessing for me to read today.
What a beautiful moment, and a lovely reminder from Him.
Thank you for sharing, and for linking up!
I never ceased to be amazed at how humbling parenting is – the more children I have, the less I know! Every time I think we've got something figured out, something new comes up. Each day is a day to ask for the Lord's strength, grace and wisdom, isn't it?! Thanks for your wise words and for visiting my blog so I could find yours! 🙂
To everything there is a season.
A time to live, a time to die.
A time to reap, a time to sew.
I guess there's also a time to sing and a time to be silent.
Sweet.
Thank you for that bigger picture! As a mom of little ones I needed to be reminded again of the Lord's long suffering, patience, and grace toward me.
Isn't it amazing how God can humble us like that? It's made me much more careful in what I say. It's amazing, too, just how much parenting can teach us about God. Loved this post.