Teachable moments

I always thought "being a mom" meant that you had to be a good teacher and that you should always be teaching your child something about Jesus. Well, it seems that Lily teaches me about Jesus ALOT. I guess it's God using her to teach me things that are so very important for this journey called life. So here are a few things that come to mind:

• Today I took her for a walk in the stroller and we were pointing out things that we saw along the way. Of course she always notices things that I don't - like shadows. As we came around the curve she said "where did the shadow go?" and I said "if you are facing the sun there are no shadows or darkness." And immediately I thought - how true! When my focus is on the Son (Jesus) my mind and heart are at peace....when I'm not facing Him I begin to doubt and darkness (shadows) creeps in. 
• We were in the car this morning singing "This is the Day that the Lord has Made" and I asked her "Lily, who made the sun?" and she looked at me like that was such a silly question and said "God and Jesus did" :)
• As many of you know, Lily is very independant and most things she wants to "do it all by herself"....and she has been practicing walking down stairs without my help. As much as I want her to grow up and be able to do things I still want her to know I'm there. I know that the day will come when she won't need me to swing her or hold her hand anymore but I still want her to look at me and allow us to have tender moments together. I know God must feel that way about us on an even greater level. We so quickly become self sufficient and feel that we don't need him for "this" or for "that" but we do. It's about the relationship. Will I look at His face as I'm learning to swing myself or walk up the stairs by myself? He is there, encouraged that I'm learning and growing, but still wants that closeness and trust that is between a parent and their child. "But I have stilled and quieted myself, just as a small child is quiet with its mother. Yes, like a small child is my soul within me." Psalm 131:2
• As I was cleaning Maw Maw's house recently I was dusting a little jewelry box with the scripture engraved on it "Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Luke 12:27 and the framed picture next to the box was a photo of Lily. God touched my heart at that moment and reminded me that I don't have to "worry"....He is faithful. Consider Lily!

Lily is such a blessing and she is already being used by the Lord. :) Just the other day one of my friends was having a bad day and she sat down and began to talk to God about things and the thought that came to her mind was "look at Lily." She opened an old email I had sent her that had a picture attached and she began to cry...just thinking about God's faithfulness. Lily is a picture of God's grace. My prayer is that God will continue to use her for His purposes and plans.