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“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1)
My child chooses to live in squalor. The drug-infested community supports my child’s mind-set of illegal substance abuse. The drug dealers and addicts tell tales of delusion. Rats, human-type and rodent-kind, make outlandish roommates for a child raised in a middle-class home. Together they scrounge for food that is only fit for the rodent species of rats. My eyes cannot believe what they see!
How much lower can my child go before he comes to his senses? How much longer before he turns and comes home? How much longer must I wait?
Oh, but my faith ensures me that my hopes are not in vain. Although I might not be able to see God’s hand in the middle of the foulness of my child’s lifestyle, He is at work, even in a rat’s nest of humanity. I choose to respond as the father of the prodigal child did, “When he finally came to his senses . . . So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long distance away, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.” (Luke 15:17, 20 NLT).
My faith will not waiver, even when my child stubbornly refuses to admit his addictions that dictate his lifestyle. I will wait in faith for the rat tales to become unbearable. I will be the mother who stands and watches for the return of her wild child.
Whispers
Father, grant me faith to wait for the return of __________________. Enable me to wait patiently for my wild child, _______________, to come to his senses and to come home. I wait in expectation. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
An excerpt from Divine Prayers for Despairing Parents, by Susanne Scheppmann--New Hope Publishers, 2009.
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2 comments:
WE CAN BELIEVE THAT THE LOVE OF GOD IS STRONGER THAN ANYTHING WE CAN OR WILL EVER FACE OR ENDURE. GOD CARES ABOUT ALL HIS CHILDREN AND HIS CHILDRENS CHILDREN. AND HE PROMISES THAT " HE SHALL DELIVER FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER" WHAT EVER FOWL PLAN THAT THE ENEMIY HAS FOR OUR CHILDREN HAS BEEN VANQUISED BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
SHALL NOT DIE! BUT ONLY LIVE, TO GLORIFY GOD!
PRINCESS NIKITA
Suzanne,
Thank you, I needed to read this as I have a son that is not wanting to seek help for his drug addiction. I lean on our Lord every minute of the day to get through this situation in my son's life.
Blessings!
Deborah
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