Flight Prayer Request

Hi friends and family!

We'd really appreciate your prayers that God would direct the timing and circumstances of our next trip to the States. Also that He'd workout out some super airline deals for us. Thanks for joining us in asking our big GOD!

Eden :)

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"Be imitators of God, as beloved children." Eph 5:1

I love to hear their spontaneous prayers or praises. I cringe when I see a bad eating habit (as in, putting the bowl to mouth to get the last gulp of milk :(. I love to hear them speak tenderly to one another and to hear my own words of consolation coming out of their mouth. It's precious and scary to see how much they observe and imitate of Andrew's and my behaviour. The good, the bad and the ugly with no filter.

As I watch Zeke and Tazara mimicking words and actions and attitudes. Learning each day from what they see and hear and digest of life. Ephesians 5:1 shines in a whole new light! "Be imitators of God, as dearly loved children." It's got me thinking...Do I spend time with and observe and imitate God, my Heavenly Father with the same energy and devotion that Zeke and Tazara do Andrew and me? Do I ask question after question and insist on an answer? Do I speak until He answers and insist on doing every little thing with Him? Do I admire and look up to Him and beg for His every inch of attention? Do I study His every move and ask to be apart of His work? Do I insist on sitting smack dab in the center of His lap with no second place seating arrangement? When I'm not heard do I repeat myself a thousand times and shout louder and louder above everything else? "What are you doing Abba?" "Can I go with you?" "Where are we going?" "Can I help?" "Is this how you do it?" "Am I jumping higher than yesterday?" "Am I four yet?" "Am I as big as Baba?"

I want to grow to maturity in righteousness and holiness in you! Help me be child-like in my seeking and following after you! And help me remember these little ones when I think of how You see me. My heart is full of love and tenderness for them and yet I'm also so aware of how small they are and how much they have to grow and learn. They think they're so grown up and capable, I smile and praise their progress and have to correct them over and over. Thanks for this simple verse, help me put it into practice.

What's my baby step for today Abba?

Greater love.

Carrying a basket in from the line I pass Zeke and Tazara playing in the sun-filled lounge. Sorting and folding and putting away little dresses, pants, togs and towels. Tears spontaneously wet my eyes as Steve Green's simple portrait of the gospel touches the mundane recesses of my heart. Overcome by the beauty and depth of God's love. The melody sings on to the words of John 5:13: "Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends."

My worship filled laundry folding is interrupted by shouts and grunts as Zeke and Tazara argue and maliciously hurt one another. I look at them in bewilderment thinking "Really guys?! Are you for real? Do you even hear this song!?! Do you even get it?" My thoughts quickly turn to "Wow, how like me. You died to set me free and yet I still walk enslaved so often. I wound myself with the very lies and behavior and words that you paid royally with your own blood to defeat. Your love reaches to the heavens and I forget to ask for some to extend an inch worth.." I wonder if God sometimes watches the pain and confusion and struggle of his children and thinks: "really Honeychild? I've got all these overwhelming gifts and blessings for you to take hold of and your struggling there in your mess of lies and worry, anger and unbelief..." Thanks for your patience and tenderness Abba. Teach me how to take hold of the riches that are mine in Christ! I can't offer to my children or husband or friends etc what I don't first take hold of and know for myself.