Children are mirrors of god


 Children are Mirrors


I know a certain set of parents that have grown increasingly frustrated at their child’s irrational bedtime fears. These parents are tired, confused, and frankly annoyed. The bedtime fears are so ridiculous. Every time we they are awakened from needed and restful sleep by one of these fears they get more and more offended.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

Now, I know what you might be thinking … “Hey, what a great Bible verse to share with your child to help them put their trust in the Lord.”

Except, that passage wasn’t written to kids struggling with bedtime fears. It was written to parents in Judah by the prophet Isaiah.

Parents who had failed to trust the LORD.

Grown men and women who feared what the future held.

Men and women filled with anxiety and worry that God might not deliver them.

The Lord answered my prayer. Just not the way I wanted Him to. He used my child to mirror my own weaknesses and sinfulness back at me. If it is irrational for my child to fear despite my assurances, how irrational is it for me to fear in light of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe’s assurances?

You see, if we look hard enough and honestly enough at the behaviors of our children which frustrate us the most, we’ll see reflections of ourselves.

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