Grow

Our two little ones had birthdays over the weekend; they are now five and four, which is really hard to believe. Time certainly does move quickly. I like back over the last five years and remember milestones: their first words, their first steps, their first birthdays, etc. Now, in the blink of an eye, they are five and four. WOW!

It's a fact that we all grow, some more than others. We don't remain infants and toddlers forever. We grow and mature and learn and become stronger and bigger. As we age, we begin to pick up things along the way: tendencies of our parents, familial phrases, certain beliefs. It is usually those things we are surrounded by, those things in our environment, that influence, at least partially, what we become.

Today's word is 2 Peter 3:18, NIV, which reads, "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. To Him be glory both now and forever! Amen."

Our prayer is that the two lives entrusted to Trish and me will see JESUS through us and will want a personal relationship with Him. We pray almost constantly that they will one come to know Him and serve Him. If they find JESUS and do His will, they will have a successful life. Once they find that relationship with Him, they will begin to study His word and have a daily prayer life with Him, and they will begin to grow in Him! That is what we pray.

It is fun watching them grow. It is exciting to think about what GOD has in store for them. It is humbling that He has allowed us this blessing. We give Him all the glory for His many blessings, both now and forever!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T