When He is Weak, I am Strong!

Poor little Sammy! He's had a fever for the last couple of days, and he's been having really strong stomach cramps.

Our kids rarely ever get sick. So when they do, we always get nervous! Just the smallest little variance in their ailment can make you wonder if it's just the simple virus, or something more serious!

What is so amazing is how life seems to slow down, and really seems to simplify when your child is sick! Your love for them seems to become stronger when they become sick. You feel more drawn to them in their weakness! You give them more attention, touching them more, holding them more, and giving them as much emotional energy as possible!!! When Sammy becomes weak, I become strong for him! Now granted, b/c our kids rarely get sick, we probably over-exaggerate things when they do, but it really does make us stop and become aware of how much we value the ones we love!!!

Jesus said, "I came for the sick, not the healthy!" What I often forget is that when I am spiritually or emotionally sick, I believe that God has the same response toward me as I do for my children when they are sick. He is drawn to me and to giving me more attention and more love and more of emotion. When I am confused, He wants to comfort me. When I am full of questions, He wants to talk with me. When I am alone, He wants to be with me. When I am weak, He is strong! When Mother Theresa had doubts, God was drawn to her! He doesn't run from our questions, doubts, and sicknesses! He is actually drawn to them! We need to talk to God and tell him our fears, doubts, and hurts!!! It is in those honest moments that He is most generous with His love and peace and revelation. There is nothing God wants more for me than for me to be whole (healthy)!


There is nothing more I want for my boys than for them to be whole (in spirit, mind and body -- which I interpret as to be in a relationship with Jesus, happy, and healthy - - in that order!)!