Gabe and I were having some Daddy/Son time at the breakfast table this morning, when he asked if we could listen to God (we had done this together for the first time the day before). "Do you have a question you would like to ask Him," I inquired. "No. Just listen."
So we told God we were going to quiet our hearts to listen to Him, then waited for about two minutes in silence. Unaware of what each other were experiencing, we shared what we thought we were hearing.
Gabe: It's not wrong to be wrong. It's okay to make mistakes.
Daddy: I saw a turtle in my mind's eye. And I heard that it's okay that you are slow (maticulous, deliberate) in the many things you do.
Pretty cool how these came together, yes? We closed in short prayer, thanking God for speaking and asking Him to help us love each other more deeply.
As I began to journal this experience, I remembered a message we heard Sunday morning on the life of Abraham: Abe was remembered for his faith and not his failures. God loves and uses us despite our failures as we continue to believe in and trust his redemption and grace in our lives. "It's okay to make mistakes."
In 10 minutes, a little puzzle of a message is forming in the Epp home. But there's more...
I come to the computer to blog this very experience only to hear in the background, "Slow and steady wins the race". Gabe was now watching one of the kids' favorite morning educational shows, and they just so happened to be telling the story of the tortoise and the hare!
So Gabe's got the message today--it's okay to make mistakes, and being slow and steady is who God made you to be, and that's good.
May we each hear the word that brings life today: it's okay to make mistakes. The Father loves you without condition.
May our trust--our faith--in Him who is slow to anger and abounding in love, be more deeply rooted today.
Simply giving what we have to offer from this life God has given us, trusting that others will see how splendid He is as we tell our stories.
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