This morning I was up before the crack of dawn to enjoy my daily cup of coffee and quiet time when I heard a rustling from the bedroom. Just a moment later Oak popped his three year old head around the corner and stumbled to the couch, interrupting what will likely be the only private moment of my day.
Typically I give the kids a drink of milk and send them back to bed at this point, but this morning Oak showed me a lesson on Sonship I really needed. My heart melted when he tottered onto the couch, cuddled really close and muttered softly, "I want to be with you." This sweet, intimate utterance defines the heart I want for God; this is the type of authentic devotion that pleases the Lord. It would be wonderful if more often, in the midst of the bedlam of my life, I could wake me up with a child's love and mumble softly to the Lord, "I want to be with you."
The changes God accomplishes often hit me like this, from a different and unexpected angle. The Lord usually goes deeper and touches a more hidden miscreant thought, motive, feeling...than what I can anticipate. And the soft muttering gathers more of my attention than the noise of my intentions.
Of course Oak stayed up with me for a while.
About Me
- Doug
- I'm in my mid-thirties...what I've been told are the "middle school years of life"...married and have 4 children, all of whom have been born in the 21st century. I've been married since 1998 and am constantly blown away by the life Sarah and I lead together! I'm an Army veteran, college graduate (DUKES!) and work in the public schools as an assistant principal. I grew up going to church, but didn't really make the connection between church and God until I was 19. Since then I've walked, run, tripped, fallen (with many scraped knees, elbows, forehead, etc.) with God, learning to be real and holy...I would have thought that by now I'd be farther along the path! I've spent most of my life in Virginia, but I love my roots in California and Arizona. I spent a year in Texas and miss the wide open spaces and confident spirits I met there! Currently we live in Charlottesville.
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