My oldest two children are teenagers. My son will be 17 this month which is hard to believe. As a mom, you have so many dreams and of course, unrealistic expectations for your infant. As they grow, we are able to get a glimpse of the things God really did place on your heart for your child versus your own desires. Prayer works like that. We are told to pray about everything and then as God answers some things, He leads you further into what He wants you to really pray about as He blesses those things.
Well, Rob (my husband) and I have prayed for our children to have a musical talent for the Lord.Throughout the years, we have signed them up for a variety of lessons. Nothing really stuck and it was a challenge to even get them to practice.
Two years ago, however, my son ended up in a terrible ATV accident that could have crippled him for life. He went through 2 major surgeries and was on bedrest for 2 months. Of course, as a mother, I dealt with many struggles in prayers concerning his leg. However, deep within my heart, I knew that in some strange way, God was answering my prayers and He would bring about His glory through this accident. I actually had more of a peace through the accident process than the direction he was going before the accident.
During this time, Robby started playing the drums...then the guitar...then the piano. He next started writing music on his own and recording different songs. No lessons, just self motivated.
Well, music was definitely one of the prayers that the Lord really did place on our hearts for our son. This past weekend, Robby (our son) led worship (piano and singing) for his junior class at a retreat in Forest Home. There are some amazing things about it: firstly, it is the same exact weekend that he had the accident two years ago and secondly, he led worship in the same room that my husband and I have led worship for Medical Evangelism Training for 5 years.
I am amazed and humbled by it all. You never know as a mother the directions your kids will take. You pray for good choices and wise decisions but it is up to them. It is so nice when you actually see the Lord intervene through your prayers and words to fulfill your hearts desires for another. Robby has a long way to go and many more choices to make, but today, I praise God for the fruit of the weekend.
Believe me when I say...It was definitely a God-thing.
What an incredible story! The fingerprints of God's love and sovereignty are so evident and so wonderful. It is just a miracle. I am so very touched to hear what the Lord has done. I, like many others, prayed on numerous occasions for your son after his accident. I too am blessed by this beautiful work of God.
Posted by: Laura Folsom | January 25, 2009 at 08:23 PM