So many of my friends and neighbors are having their second or third baby. I am so happy and excited for them, looking forward to waiting with them through all the anxiousness of the new arrival.
I remember those days of pregnancy. The joy of meeting a new person....wondering what they will be like...dreaming what they will look like. Having a baby is a happy time for a family, especially for first time mothers.
Planning for Judah's birth was lots of fun. Days prior to his birth were filled with baby showers, new maternity clothes, registering for baby items, setting up the nursery, filling out the baby calendar, attending birthing classes, and even preparing for the hospital visit.
I also remember the pitfalls of pregnancy...do not eat this...careful to do that...uncomfortable pains and aches...insomnia...food cravings.....feelings of being fat....crying over anything....nausea...throwing up....overwhelming thoughts of motherhood...that moment when you realize you cannot go back...hospital and delivery insecurities...the list goes on.
It was recently when I was with neighbor friend that it struck me. We spend so much time preparing and anticipating a new child. Our whole worlds turn upside down to focus on bringing this new life into the world. We should really be living this way for the most important birth of all: Jesus Christ!
Once we are saved as Christians, accepting the Lord's birth, life, death, and resurrection, our whole world turns upside down. From that moment on, we wait with anticipation for the big day of his arrival to earth again.
Our wait consists of joys of life as we prepare the rooms in our hearts and build up His Kingdom. We watch what we intake in life, eating only healthy habits and feeding on positive morals. We make time to fellowship with other believers, making sure everything is strong. We read about Christ in the Bible filling our minds with His words. We pray and serve others as well.
Our wait experiences pitfalls too. We struggle against the pains and sicknesses of life. We intake unhealthy evils. We feel despondent, weak, and emotionally spent. We do not tend to the process of waiting.
II Corinthians 4:18 says, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
We do know that one day the big day will come. Our Savior will return again. Are we ready?
No comments:
Post a Comment