Transparent Christian Magazine

My two youngest children, twin girls, are sophomores in college. Somehow it seems that the nest has felt emptier this year than last. However, it has been exciting to watch them find their own part of the world. We still talk most every day as they have also grown to be my two best girlfriends. We love sharing the details of our day with each other. I look forward to these calls. Although I loved my mom, we share a bond that she and I never experienced.

Just recently one of my daughters experienced a painful end to a relationship. Having the gift of mercy, I often take on the emotions of what those around me are experiencing. This is great when there is joy, but tough when there is pain. Multiply that times a thousand when it is your child. I can almost know how she is feeling without talking to her. When she is not sleeping, often I am not sleeping. When she is not eating,often I am not eating. I know that this probably borders on codependency, and that is something that I am trying to come to terms with. It is also a pitfall of having the gift of mercy.

However, I too have a Father who feels my joys and pains even more so than I do my children’s. When I hurt, he hurts. When I am happy, it makes him happy. And he certainly understands what it is like to watch his child feel rejection and pain. For His only Son took on a cross and my punishment. They experienced total separation for the first time so that you and I could become children of the King.

He understands my heart as He is the true essence of a loving parent… Abba… Father. Have you shared the details of your day with Him today? He is waiting to hear from you.