When they ask to join us, Let Them!
At the beginning of each year I always have "word for the year." Recently, as I was studying my word and writing down some notes, my 13 year old son wanted to know what I was doing. I explained and encouraged him to ask God for a word for 2022. The next morning, he told me about a dream he had and said he believed God was telling him the word, "blessed" for 2022. So, of course, I encouraged him to study the word. If you know my son, you understand how exciting task this was for him. He got out his Biblical Concordance and a few other resources he loves to study with, and got to work. We sat together, studying our words, discussing the different meanings of the word blessed when Dylan says, "I just get the feeling this year isn't about me being blessed, but about me blessing the Lord." My heart nearly burst with pride and joy but I kept it together and listened intently. Psalm 103 popped into my mind which begins by saying, "Bless the Lord, O my ...