Friday, January 29, 2010

Who to pray for?

My heart was laid heavy with thoughts and prayers for many people yesterday, by the time I got home and relaxed and started just focusing on 'home' I realized it was 9:30pm and Logan was not home yet... I had forgotten, he had a game... I can't always make it to his games, but I do keep him in my thoughts and prayers as the day goes on... Today I had got so caught up in things... I just let it slip my mind. So I just quickly made a mental sigh, asking God to forgive me and ask that God was with him and hoped he played well. It was after 10 when Logan walked in the door. I could see on his face things had not gone well... after waiting awhile for him to say something, I finally asked him how things went. He didn't even look up "I didn't get to play." Oh, my heart just dropped. All the sudden things that had been happening in his life over the last few weeks all played out in my mind. A still small voice just simply stated "He needs your prayers now, he has stuggles that need your prayers too." Ouch!! Here come my tears... Logan does so well... I gave him to God a few years ago when I realized if I didn't I would loose him too... Everyone see him, and knows God has plans for him... He just goes along so strong that I forget to look and see how things are going... Now here I look over and see my son... hurting and struggling... How could I have missed all the happenings of the last few weeks... This last year Logan has made even grander stands in his faith, he has become bolder in his walk, even standing up with his words and actions. Even in the small town 'christian community' we are from, his boldness is more than they feel comfortable with. He once was favored and played oftened, now he is punished because he has to cut practice early on Wednesdays for youth group (Coach says his mom needs to get a different church, LOL! The youth group he goes to isn't even at our church, he goes to it because he want too!) He tells some of his 'christian' teamates that he would like to pray before the game (They tell him, no we will if we make it to state. LOL! Yea, right!). Coach finally tells him in can play in JV game on Saturday, he tells coach, can't I have "Way of the Master". Whats that? Coach asks. It's a evangelist course I am taking. (Don't need to go into coaches response there... lastnights game said it all.) My son who is making a stand... And I am sooo proud!!! He is making a stand for Jesus... And he is stuggling because of it... Oh my heart aches to see him have to go through this... but I am filled with such joy to see him make the right choices!! Father, please watch over and protect him... I know he is Yours, but he is my son...Thy will be done...
The Lord said to my Lord
"Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet."
Matt.22:44

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