View from the Empty Nest

View from the Empty Nest

The time has finally arrived.  All our children have been kicked out of the nest and appear to be finding their wings.  I am ready at any moment to swoop down and save them if need be, although the swoop to Texas may take a bit.  As I look into God's Word I find 4 tests of whether I have truly prepared my eaglets to fly into the real world.  From Psalm 78

1. Do they know God's Word? I mean know it as a part of their everyday life.  Does it pop up in conversation? (v. 1-6)

2. Have I told my children about the greatness of our God?  Have we experienced God moments together? (v. 4)

3. Have my children put their trust in God for everyday life? (v.7)

4. Has God become so much a part of their lives they do not forget who He is and what He has done and is doing for them resulting in lives following Him? (v. 7)

I am grateful my children's wings seem fixed straight at this time, and I pray they will continue to fly strong through the storms of life.  I recently journaled what I have often thought over the years.

I pray this journey Gale and I are on would be a faith strengthener for our children.  I pray when we all look back we will see Your hand, our children will trust in You, and in turn will tell their children.

From the empty nest I keep one eye on my children and the other on the Lord trusting Him.