Surrender (5 minute prompt)
I wrote this at night while the kids
were asleep, Hailey was reading and Blake was watching a hilarious youtube
channel, Crazy Russian Hacker.
Surrendering reminds me of a terrorist
show where the terrorist or the victim is supposed to wave the white flag so
that the problem can go away. It can also be compared to having young
children. I remember when I had four
small kids, age 7,4,2, and baby. I told
Blake that the kids were like terrorists and that “I don’t negotiate with
terrorists.” He thought that was hilarious.
But honestly, isn’t that the truth sometimes? I was extremely outnumbered in every
way. We had just moved to Iowa and Blake
worked thirty minutes away at a 60+ hour a week job. Not to mention we lived in a tiny town (which
I loved) in the woods (which I loved, minus no people). So, you see the picture. The kids would fight and scream and not want
to take a nap or go to the bathroom when they really needed to or take a shower
or clean up or eat their veggies or whatever!
And I was being held hostage by the insanity of it all!! Oftentimes, I would send them to bed to take
a break or a time out and that would help but then another kid would
start. I didn’t know where this post was
headed and honestly, I am not a fan of surrender in this context. Because a lot of the times you have to hold
your ground no matter how tired or frustrated you are because it’s good for the
kids. But surrendering to God or to a
nap or to ice cream is a surrender that is much more freeing and always
needed. That is why Heavenly Father had
Jesus come. He wanted us to surrender
our sins, our wills and our lives to Him so that He could heal us and make us
better. It has always been hard for me
to surrender in this way but I promise you, when I have done it, I have had
peace.
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