{"id":1830,"date":"2022-04-27T04:37:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T08:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2022\/04\/27\/father-knows-me-the-best\/"},"modified":"2022-04-27T04:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T08:37:34","slug":"father-knows-me-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2022\/04\/27\/father-knows-me-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Father knows me the best."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It had been quite the emotionally draining day already when William came home on one of his tangents. I was looking forward to a good nap to rid me of a headache that had been brewing up all day. Well let\u2019s just say after a short conversation with William, my headache had come into full effect and it left me saying \u201cLord help me please!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently I signed William up for a fashion show so he could try something different. My boys love to hide behind sports but as their mother I try to encourage them to be well rounded- you know try something new and to push themselves out of their comfort zones. Well this slack mouth 9 year old tried some reverse psychology on me and when he saw it wasn\u2019t working, he hit me with this\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

William says, \u201cWhy can\u2019t I make my own decisions on whether I want to do the fashion show?\u201d Why can\u2019t I you just respect I don\u2019t want to do it? Then he goes on to say, \u201cWell obviously you don\u2019t love me or think I\u2019m smart because you don\u2019t think I know how to think for myself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I teach my children to have a sound mind and to make good choices but I don\u2019t know who this child thought he was trying to manipulate with his word play. If I would have entertained him it could have quickly turned into a heated discussion but I\u2019m the parent and I\u2019m not going there with a 9 year old. But wait it didn\u2019t stop there. William was pushing my buttons at this point and made me rise up bed when this foolishness came out of his mouth. He said, \u201cWell am I supposed to jump off of a bridge because you told me to since you are my mother?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end of the discussion was as a parent I try to make good decisions for you even if you don\u2019t agree with them. But as a child you are going to respect them. He stormed off mumbling under his breath. He was lucky I didn\u2019t have a shoe in arms reach to throw at the back of his head from trying to sass me. He did the best thing which was to walk away because regardless of how he felt, deep down inside he knew he is going to do what he was told to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scenario reminded me of my personal relationship with my Heavenly Father. Often times God tells us to do things His way but we are hard headed and want to do things our way. It isn\u2019t until we are faced with opposition that we realize it wasn\u2019t in God\u2019s will and although we don\u2019t understand it, we have to trust God and His way. We have to always remember, our Father knows us the best and He knows what\u2019s best for us. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever found yourself trying to \u201cargue\u201d with God and find yourself in a world of mess as a result of your disobedience? Like who do we think we are, we don\u2019t run nothing. God is the author and the finisher of our faith, He cares for us so much, and He loves us. I once heard a pastor say that God knows what\u2019s best for us because He knows us better than we know ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as I love my children dearly and want what\u2019s best for them, so does God love us and wants what\u2019s best for you and I! God knows and sees all. There is nothing that He doesn\u2019t know or nowhere He can\u2019t reach, unlike you and I. God has the ability and the strength to help us discern and He has all power to turn a bad situation into a good one. He is constantly showing us grace, extending love, and opening His arms to us to have a more deepened relationship with Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of us (like children) feel like God should protect us from disasters, we should only experience good things, we should only gain and not loose, and nothing bad should come our way- the Bible never said that and that\u2019s not how God works. The Lord promises that He will be with us every step of the way. He promises to be a light unto our feet. He promises to guide our way. But too often we ignore God\u2019s will and do things our way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bible tells us that God is working for our good. It never said He is working against us. So why as a people are we so defensive? Why do we feel like we need to protect ourselves from God? Why do we try to hoard all of the responsibilities and control every situation? Is that human nature? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God wants us to remain calm and worry free. He wants us to come to Him in prayer and seek Him for peace. He knows our every weaknesses. He knows all of our fears. Oh I bless the name of Jesus this morning because though we are weak, He is strong! There are no limits or boundaries for my God. He is omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, transcendent, and immutable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many things as children, they don\u2019t understand. Same goes for us as children of God. Often times because we can\u2019t see it, reach it, or hear it we struggle to believe. That\u2019s where faith kicks in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as I tried to encourage William to trust the process and have faith, I say the same words to whomever may be reading today\u2019s message. God sees our struggles, He sees our pain, He hears our cry, He knows our burdens\u2026He is saying to us today trust me. <\/em>God is a healer and He wants to restore and bring peace to your life and bring calmness to your situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I dedicate today\u2019s message to my son William. William if you are reading today\u2019s message know that I don\u2019t take lightly or for granted, the joy of being your mother, has brought me. I take full responsibility as a guardian over you and your siblings and I seek God daily to assist me with the task of motherhood. I\u2019m not the best mother, I know. I make mistakes, I know. But I continually go to God in prayer, meditate, fast, and read His word. I know where I fall short every time God doesn\u2019t. I strive to help guide you all to Him so you can have that relationship with Him as well. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see William your mommy is no angel (you know this). Just as I ask God for forgiveness, I ask Him to give me strength to be the wife, the mother, the person He created me to be. So instead of picking fights about a fashion show, pray for God to continue to guide my path as His child and help me to make the best decisions I can for you and your brothers. Can you do that for me? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

William, I know at the age of 9 you have a shorter attention span so I\u2019ll wrap it up with these last few sentences. You are my beautiful baby boy and I want the world to see the beautiful and wonderful creation that you are- God created you that way. You said I don\u2019t know you better than you know yourself but God does. He knows your thoughts, your heart, your worries, your talents, your actions, your hard head at times, He knows your beginning and your end, William God even knows your name. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As God has ministered to me through my child, I pray you were able to take away something from today message. The moral of the story is God knows us best and He knows what\u2019s best for us. We love because He first loved us. God is the answer. God is our peace, our comforter, our shelter, or protector, our provider, our strong tower, He is our all in all. Can\u2019t nobody do you like He can. Have faith in God, trust His way, be obedient to His will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May God richly bless you. Thank God He knows you best and that He knows you by name! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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