I’ve spoken with so many mamas lately who are struggling with wanting to protect their children. We live in a world of chaos, evil and fear. But we also have a Savior who loves, protects, and wants peace for our children more than we do. I came across this post on Facebook and it spoke to me, so I wanted to share it with you because I couldn’t have said it any better. I hope it brings you encouragement and a reminder... GOD IS ALWAYS IN CONTROL!
“You can’t protect your child from their testimony.”
Whew. I saw that quote this morning and something about it just hit me... especially here at the beach, watching the waves. There’s something about the ocean that reminds me I’m not in control. The tide comes in, the tide goes out... and I can’t stop it. Just like I can’t stop the waves of life from hitting my kids. I’ve tried. Lord knows, I’ve tried.
As a mama, it’s in our nature to protect. To fix. But the older my kids get, the more I realize some things. I can’t stop the fire God will use to refine them. I can’t interrupt the brokenness He may use to draw them close, and I can’t rescue them from the very thing that will become their testimony.
I can pray and intercede But I cannot be their Savior.
Only Jesus can do that.
The hard truth? Their testimony may include some things I never wanted for them. But if it brings them to their knees, and into His arms... then so be it.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...” — Jeremiah 1:5
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony...” — Revelation 12:11
We raise them. We teach them. We love them.
But at the end of the day, we release them into His hands, His timing, and His plans.
I’ll say, “Lord, they are all Yours.”
And then a few days later, I’m trying to fix it or control the situation somehow. I want to protect them from making the wrong decisions like I did.
But here’s the truth God keeps whispering:
You can’t protect them from the very thing I may use to bring them to Me.
- The following post was written on Facebook by Amber Moss Williams