My little love,
Every parent hopes and dream things for their child. Some dream of possible careers, some of adventures, some spouses. I can’t really picture you beyond just a few years ahead of where you are now – and I don’t really want to. Time goes so quickly; I don’t need to rush it along. I don’t hope you’ll become an astronaut, or teacher or landscaper. I don’t care what you become.
My hope for you is that you always remember who you are and whose you are. I pray that you see Jesus’ hand in your life and that you cling to Him. I pray you ‘have courage and be strong, for the Lord your God is with you’.
I pray you’ll have peace in your heart. That this world, with its doubts and fears, will not shake you. That you are ‘not anxious about anything, but in everything with prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made to the Lord’.
I hope that you follow the Lord’s direction for your life and ‘trust in the Lord with all your heart’. He has a great plan for your life, ‘to prosper you and not to harm you- plans for a future and hope’.
I pray that you are compassionate and just – that you speak up, even if your voice shakes. That you are ‘kind, tenderhearted, forgiving, as God in Christ forgave you’. That you ‘learn to do good, seek justice and correct oppression’.
I pray just as you were named, you seek God’s wisdom and understanding. That more than being ‘right’ you are kind and DO what is right. ‘Ask God for wisdom, He gives generously’.
Above all, I hope you experience love! That you know God’s love and show it to others daily. Do not be misled by the ‘love’ of this world. True ‘love is patient and kind. It does not envy or boast; is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable, or resentful. Loves doesn’t rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things. Love never fails’.
Find yourself in Him, and ‘may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favour and give you His peace’ and may you always love Jesus first, above all else.
I love you my sweet angel,
Your mama
