Four years ago, I embarked on a new adventure. Many have gone before me,
and many have much more experience than I had. But still, the moment
arrived that has been heralded through all generations.
I became a grandmother.
It has not been taken lightly. Our youngest son and his wife became the
proud parents of a little girl. One who quickly wrapped each one of
us around her little finger.
The thing that filled my mind as I was introduced to this next
generation was the fact that the moment we are born, we begin the
journey of being pushed out of the nest. Our first push comes from the
birth. Snuggled deep inside a woman, a baby is bound by the safety of
the womb. For nine months, the baby listens to the ever beating heart
and grows in the miraculous way God has designed. Then the moment
comes, when the surge of pressure pushes the baby out into the cold and
sterile world. Feeling the emptiness of warmth and security, the baby
cries, seeking the comfort it was nestled in for months. People bundle
the baby and the child learns to find comfort in the love being shown.
Deut. 32:11 Like an eagle that stirs up its
nest,
that flutters over its young,
spreading out its wings, catching them,
bearing them on its pinions,
We nurture our children with the necessities of life. But as with all
living things, the baby will grow, and experience even more pushing. The
inborn need for independence starts early. Learning to roll over, to
sit up and eventually walk, each event pulling away from the safe bounds
of security. Then the day comes when school becomes a big part of the
child's life. More independence is needed to further their development.
Learning to make friends and how to conduct oneself with peers and
teachers. And as many parents can testify, the years will fly by and it
soon becomes evident as the child becomes a young man or woman, the nest
becomes smaller and the world becomes larger.
On taking that leap sometimes we fall before we soar. Yet the greatest
leap comes when we put our faith in the Lord, and walk in accordance to
the example Christ has set before us.
Phil 3:12 Not
that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on
to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
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Brothers, I do not consider
that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies
behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
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I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.
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Only let us hold true to what we have attained.
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Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us.
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For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
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New life brings new hope. We know not what tomorrow brings. My humble
prayer is that our grandchildren will walk by faith, not by sight.
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