Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Where is My Child?

(from my journal dated May 26, 2022) 

My son moved to Colorado yesterday. 

We didn’t part on the best terms. I was against this move. We have no family there. I don't know where he is or who he is with. He was jobless when he left. So many thoughts and "what ifs" are running through my mind. How is he supporting himself?

I’ve been emotional all week. For the first time in my life, I don’t know where my child is. 
To clarify, ok, he’s 25, so he’s not technically a child. But he is MY child and always will be. 
People say let him be a man. I want both of my sons to be self-sufficient, productive members of society. To pay their bills, to take care of their families, to be men after God’s own heart.
 I have prayed and cried, prayed and cried. 

But God. He assures me they were His before they were mine. My faith tells me that everything will work together for the good (Romans 8:28) so I cling to that. I have prayed for my sons to know the Lord experientially, so maybe this is part of that process.
 

Father God, help me with this.


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