Give Me Jesus

I awoke this morning, and as usual, immediately started my daily conversation with Jesus. It hit me as I was praying and talking to my friend that He too looks forward to hearing from me as much, if not more, than I do to talking with Him.  What an awesome reminder and gift on this Christmas Eve morning!

I have been praying for 3 weeks now for a family and most especially for a young boy who got into a car accident while looking at Christmas lights with his family.   He is suffering from injuries to his brain stem and the doctor's prognosis is bleak.  His name is Brian.  I don't know nor have I ever met this child, or anyone in his family, yet I am compelled throughout my days to lift him to our Lord. I am asking for a miracle...

Throughout these last few months I have been praying the same thing for my own son.  He is not in hospice clinging to his life by a thread, but his injuries are threatening his life.  They are the kind of injuries that most cannot see.   The emotional kind, that kill us slowly, if not taken care of.

So here I am Lord--praying--for two young boys who need you desperately!  I pray for healing, for salvation, for every ounce of their lives to bring you glory, for the witness and testimony of their lives to bring h onor to Your name.  I cry out for them because they cannot cry out to you for themselves.  I weep over them, and when I find myself not knowing what to ask, I look to you Jesus to intercede for them.

There is a hope that God must place in the heart of every mother.  One that keeps them on their knees, continuing to pray when the world gives up.  One that keeps them thinking that "this time next year things will be different", one that says "it will all work out and be okay".  Sometimes, we confuse the hope of the outcome of our prayers with the One who are hope is in.  Forgive me for this, Lord.  Sometimes, as a mom, I need to be reminded that these children are on loan to me and that the God of Heaven loves them far more than I  ever possibly could.

There is a verse in Scripture that speaks of Mary saying  "she held all of these things in her heart".  As a mom, I too, hold all of these things in my heart.  She must have encountered the sleepless nights, the tears, the joys and certainly she encountered the ultimate heartbreak.  Through it all, she held on to the Hope that God put in her heart.  A hope that one day, on the other side of Glory, all would be revealed in the Marvelous light!

So, for Brian's mom, myself, and all the moms out there who are on their knees, praying for their children today, I pray for you and with you.  May we all realize that all we need for this life is found in the Source of all life:  Jesus.  

I have included a song just for you.  Be blessed and Merry Christmas! 

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