I've had an aching in my heart for a number of days now which is not physical, but spiritual in nature. I haven't been able to pinpoint what it is about exactly. Tonight, as I watched the tail end of a Lottie Moon play, I located some of what it consists of. On Lottie's deathbed, she said there are so many souls that have not heard. At that point, it registered with me that my burden was for souls...and more specifically for the souls that our children are to reach. I then felt the familiar urgency to pray. As Ariana and I traveled home in the car, she was excited about the cast party we had just been to and I was trying to be pleasant, but crying out in my heart for souls. I felt prompted to pray aloud, but was feeling fought that Ariana would think I was being a wet blanket on her fun evening (silly me). At last, I told her I felt I needed to pray and began to cry out for these souls and that our children would be prepared...and other workers would be called to the harvest. As soon as I finished, Ariana took off and prayed along the same lines and prayed on for other things like orphans and addicts, and that she would be willing to lose her life for others. I think she prayed longer than I did.
By the time we got home, she was much more focused on our prayer time than any of the 'fun' she had had earlier. It was a God moment. A Holy Spirit moment. It's something a child can stand on.
I thank the Lord for the consistency our family has in personal devotions, family devotions, church attendance. It is good and it is helpful. What an extra blessing it is though when the Holy Spirit moves in a fresh way and leads in a specific way to stir our hearts and to forward the Kingdom.
I remember having times like that with all our children. I wish we would have had more. How great it is that
God is granting them now with Ariana as well...and trusting for even more with Jasmine.
These God moments are what family time is supposed to be about...it's about more than human relationship...it's about God breathed moments...together.
He is worthy, and His ways are great.
