"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His
reward." - Psalm 127:3
Being a son to my
parents is a blessing given by Jesus Christ to me. They were good in all the
aspects. For the past thirty years I had never found any character lacking in
their life and also I had never thought that they should be like someone’s
parents. To this day I was so comfortable with them.
There were some ups
and downs in our lives. In the initial days of my parents’ marriage they faced
some tough times. My dad was jobless for few months after my two elder brothers
were born. Later my dad got a skin disease and again he faced some false accusations
in his work place. Because of so many problems they had faced, my parents
struggled to raise us but yet they clinged onto the hands of Jesus Christ. They
never showed their frustration to us and whenever they faced a problem they
just asked us to pray.
I thank God for my
loving parents and being a son to them is really a blessing. They never
expected anything from me except to study well and lead a holy life. My mother
used to force me to sit and study but yet many times I disobeyed her and ran
out to play with neighbours. By God’s grace I finished my PG engineering degree
and my parents were happy about it.
There were times I
failed to fulfil their expectations but yet they tried their level best to
encourage me and support me whenever I needed their help. They prayed a lot for
me and most importantly they were patient with me. They prayed and believed
that Jesus Christ will use their son for His glory and indeed God answered
their prayers and He is using me for His glory.
When I got married my
parents were so happy and blessed me a lot. Their advises were so precious to
me for it had helped me a lot in so many situations. I always prayed to God to
give them good health and long life and I am so happy that they are still with
us in this world.
Few days back Jesus
Christ has blessed us with a baby girl through normal delivery. Because of His
grace my wife and God given child both were safe. Throughout the pregnancy
period, Jesus Christ carried my wife and the child and even today He is
carrying them. I am so grateful to God for taking me to another level to be a
dad to His daughter He gave us.
I do not know how I am
going to be a good dad to God’s child but yet I know He will give His grace to
me to be the best dad to the child He gave us. When there are so many in this
world who long to have a child, I thank Jesus Christ for blessing us by giving
us a child.
When I look back at my
life being a son to this day where I am a father one thing I understood is ‘not
by might, not by power but by Lord’s Spirit’ everything will be possible.
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