My wife and I have 3 little kids, and our house moves at the pace of a blender. There is always something going on......
ALWAYS.
Today was an awesome day like most days here, but today was different. I got to spend time with one kid alone this afternoon. Then tonight some great friends took our boys sled riding, which left me alone with my daughter for a couple of hours this evening. For the first time since I can remember, I was not battling for my kids attention. I wasn't fighting the other elements (kids) to get my kid to look at me in the eyes without distraction. Sometimes my kids want to say something to me but with 2 other kids screaming for daddy, it is hard to get them to complete their sentence before running off with their sibling and forgetting all about what they were wanting to say to me. It was an awesome day. I told my wife, I am gonna start making some one on one time for each of them from this day on because of how much that time meant to me today. Tonight was great and I am now jealous for that kind of interaction from my children.
I now understand what the Bible means in Deuteronomy 4, when Moses wrote : "For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God".
He hungers for our undivided attention. He hungers for a relationship with His children. We are quick to throw up a short prayer before a meal or while we are laying our children down at night, but are you getting One on one time with your Creator? From my experience today I can tell you this........There is nothing He wants more from you than that One on one time.
Spend some time this week withdrawn from the everyday hustle and bustle of your daily routines and get somewhere where you can look into your Fathers eyes and give Him your undivided attention. Just the two of you.....One on one.
