It is a great day in the life of parents when they see God moving in the lives of their children. A parent I am not; however, I can recognize the joy that floods my sister’s heart as she protects her children like a mother bear with her baby cubs.
When I was a little girl, a long time ago, there was a bush outside of my mom’s house and a mocking bird nested there. In the Spring this bird would start attacking everyone that walked past who had any height on them. That momma bird would dive bomb into my head and hair trying to protect her babies. What the momma bird didn’t know was I wasn’t after her babies. I was just trying to walk past the bush to get into my house.
My sister knew there was an enemy attacking her family. That is why she called me at midnight, crying, upset, and afraid. It was very clear satan was attacking. There were roadblocks on the path to her children’s destiny, so she had to call in the troops, the prayer warrior, someone she could count on to pray for her family’s best interest, God’s will and plan for their lives. That someone was me, smile! I have to tell you that hasn’t always been the case. About 14 years prior, I was the family member everyone wanted to dodge, avoid, and walk around. But because Jesus is alive, so am I and all the relationships in my life are blossoming for Him.
My first question to her was, "Had she repented for trying to take the reins from God’s hand and direct traffic?" so to speak. Without taking a breath, she started repenting. I was shocked and didn’t expect that response at all. But I also knew that a repentant heart was something that God could totally work through.
So I prayed God’s promise in Psalm 97:5 (NLT), "The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth."
This was a moment in my life where I knew that God was going to conquer small town politics. That God would protect her children. That no devil or lie would steal their destiny. I knew that no Kuwait contract recruiter could lure her young son to a foreign land for a 100K. As a mom, she had to help Cracker Jack muddle through the SAT process and everything else that comes along for a senior because high school counselors didn’t reach out to him since he was a B and C student. That mountain melted like wax on Tuesday, April 25 when Cracker Jack was hired at HEB as a bagger and when he came home to find his SAT score over 1500 and he received a $3000 scholarship from CTC.
Psalm 97:9 (NLT), "For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods."
All the while dealing with a Tumblina Daughter who was devastated by the cheerleader tryout program. You will have to read she gave her best to find how Psalm 97:10b (NLT), "He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked" became alive and true.
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