The Messenger
These were the words that Chloe, my very energetic 7 year old spoke as she stood, on Thanksgiving morning, beaming up at me. I was barely awake, thinking about the food preparation for the holiday meal that I was to prepare later in the day. I smiled at her, yawned and patted her on the head. I replied something to the effect of, "Ok Sweetie, what message do you have for Mama?" (I'm sure I didn't have much enthusiasm in my voice for two reasons 1) I am NOT a morning person 2) Chloe has an endless imagination and is forever coming up with silly messages to share - especially before your first cup of coffee!The Message
Chloe quietly handed me what appeared to be a crumpled, rolled piece of paper. "Here's your special message. Read it!" I unrolled the paper, expecting a hand-drawn picture or maybe a cute "I love you Mom" paper. What I read absolutely blew me away and has taken me this long to share. Here is what Chloe had written on her paper, along with a hand-drawn heart, of course. :)
Your Love
Your love…is so mity so powerful so grate os
your name.
Jesus you can move a mounton.
Your love is so…Grate
Your love never fales us.
Jesus
so powerful.
For those of you that don't regularly read 7 year old writing/spelling, here's the spell-checked version:
Your Love
Your love…is so mighty, so powerful, so
great is your name.
Jesus you can move a mountain.
Your love is so…Great.
Your love never fails us.
Jesus…so powerful.
The Meaning/Unlikely Teacher
After I finished reading the paper, I asked Chloe where she got her words, thinking maybe she copied them from a devotional, or saw them on a paper, etc. She looked up at me and said confidently, "God gave them to me for you, Mama!" Wow. Just wow. I just hugged her and let the tears flow, as they are again now. I mean, what do you say to that? At the time, we had just found out that yet another appointment had been canceled for our adoption.....I was feeling so spiritually low. Yet this amazing little person who has been alive 1/6 of the time I have been had heard and more importantly BELIEVED and SHARED a message that she received from God. The Lord that she knows loves her and is capable of anything. Moving mountains....bringing her brother home.....she believes with her WHOLE heart that Jesus is exactly who He says He is and that He is mightier than any obstacle that this world has in our lives.
Psalm 8:2 2 You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength,[a]silencing your enemies and all who oppose you.
Here are some favorite songs....of course!
This song reminds me exactly of the message that Chloe shared with me:
http://youtu.be/Orn8tEqQrTUWhile looking for the song above, I was blessed with discovering this song! Perfect Peace is a very special phrase that has been a running theme over this 2+ years of our adoption journey. This was a definite "God wink!" :)
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
http://youtu.be/IKynh0Spy-Q
Love & Blessings,
Brooke
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