As you may already know, my husband Carl and I are expecting our first child. We are beyond excited! One of the things I’ve been doing for our little one is writing letters to him. What we’ve done in the day, love, encouragement, his growth and changes, the happenings with church, family members, advice…I write it all down in a journal that he will hopefully get to read through one day.
One of my favorite hymns got me thinking about my son and the perspective that I pray he has as he grows. Life is a journey filled with both mountains and valleys. Both have a way of shaking our focus on God. In the past few weeks, I’ve broken my PR for mental/emotional low. But I’ve also been part of several amazing moments with family and fellow Christians. So a couple nights ago, as I lay in bed with covid, between coughs and Kleenex, I wrote down the lyrics to “Remind Me, Dear Lord” along with this letter to my baby boy. And I will keep praying this for him long after he’s born. For all who read this, I pray that these words bring you encouragement and perspective as they have for me.
My dear son,
In life, God will bless you in ways that you nor your father and I could ever imagine. He’s blessed you already with a Christian home and a loving, God-fearing family. I pray He blesses you always with health, strength, and abilities through which you will bring Him glory. Most of all, I pray that one day you take hold of the salvation He has provided for you through His son. My dear boy, not only will you be blessed immensely by God, but you’ll also have your moments of weakness, sin, even faithlessness like we all do. So, my prayer for you is that on your best days and on the days when you’ve lost your way, you remember this song. Remember in Whom the greatest blessings are found. Remember to Whom your life really belongs. Remember what He has done for you. Remember where you’d be without Him. Remember how much you need Him. And if ever you forget, ask Him to remind you.
Love Always, Mama
P.S. When you ask God for those reminders, brace yourself. Some of His greatest blessings are seen in our toughest moments.
Remind Me, Dear Lord
The things that I love And hold dear to my heart, They’re just borrowed. They’re not mine at all. Jesus only let me use them To brighten my life. So remind me, remind me dear Lord.
Roll back the curtain of memory now and then. Show me where you brought me from And where I could have been. Remember, I’m human and humans forget. So remind me, remind me dear lord.
Nothing good have I done To deserve God’s own Son. I’m not worthy of the scars in His hands. Yet He chose the road to calvary To die in my stead. Why He loved me I just can’t understand.
Roll back the curtain of memory now and then. Show me where you brought me from And where I could have been Remember, I’m human and humans forget So remind me, remind dear Lord.