Security Blanket

Before we go to bed each night, Timmy and I always check on the kids. We usually split up...one goes upstairs to Pate and the other goes to see the girls. This is such a special time for me as a parent. As I look into their cribs (yes, at this time in our lives, we have three cribs!!), I am overwhelmed with love. I just stare at them and thank God for allowing me to be their mom. Two nights ago, as I peaked in at the girls, I just wanted to say, "awwww" out loud. All I could think about was how adorable and precious they looked. One of the things that makes them so adorable when they sleep is how they snuggle with their blankie (thanks Russ and Karen!). They are always curled up in a little ball, holding their blanket close to them. The girls sleep with this blanket every night and they have every night for as long as I can remember. Here are a couple of pictures of them with their blankie :)

Kamryn at 5 months

Hadden a few weeks ago. She loves to wear hats too:)

As I looked down in the cribs, I thought about how special their blankie is to them. I guess you could refer to it as a security blanket. This got me thinking about my security and how I can live in peace knowing that Christ is my "security blanket." 

Timmy and I have been praying about a certain situation for quite some time and recently, God answered our prayer....just not in the way we thought He would. It was almost like God was saying out loud to us, "be still and just know that I am God....that's all that is important right now." It is funny how God gets your attention sometimes. During the past couple of months, God has truly spoke to me and Timmy and revealed himself to us in so many ways. He has used certain situations that we haven't understood to speak to us and draw us closer to each other and to Himself. We are thankful for this. Psalm 46:1 reads, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble." How amazing is that?? God.....our Savior, the Great Physician, Jehovah, the Bread of Life, our Creator, the Great I Am....He, yes He, is our refuge and strength! We don't have any reason to stumble. When you truly and deeply think about this promise, don't you suddenly feel a spark of hope that you didn't have a couple of minutes before? 

We all let our flesh and the things of this world become a fog in between us and God, but when we are reminded of how great our God is, our personal forecast seems to get a little more pleasant :) In my life, I have had things occur that I didn't understand, particularly losing ones close to me and not understanding why it had to happen the way it did. I still don't know the answer to all of my questions. I just know, "all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose (Rom. 8:28)," even if it is not until we see Jesus face to face. Wealth, good health, the perfect job, good grades in school, a new car.....those things are all fine and dandy, but not the "good" that Paul was referring to in Romans. He was referring to a life beyond what we have on this earth....As a child of God, we have the promise that everything will work out for good because we get to spend eternity with Jesus! If you know this, praise God and if you don't, I pray that you will seek God and become His child. I don't know who will read this post. I don't know what is going on in their lives or what they are struggling with. I don't know their heart...their doubts....their insecurities....but, I do know that God can change it all. Maybe not on the outside, but He can on the inside.....your heart, your purpose, and your hope. I recently found this song on youtube and it is now one of my favorites. I'm going to have to play it for Timmy to sing pretty soon :) It pretty much sums up what I have been talking about here. No matter what happened yesterday, God was there and no matter what tomorrow brings, God will be there. Praise God....praise Him for being our "security blanket."