Hands Off...

Take Your Hands Off

Remember when your child began walking the furniture? You reached out your hands. You encouraged.  You thrilled with them at those first steps.  Holding the bicycle and running along side – “Peddle, peddle!”  “You can do it!”  

You have had to release your hold and let that child peddle off – Oh the joy and excitement!

And then came the car. Hours of riding along, teaching, advising.  Slamming your foot onto the non-existent brake.  And then came the driver’s test and license.  Off they drove. Alone.Without a parent.  

As our son said when he got his license, “A whole new world has opened for me.

There comes a time when our help ends. We have to trust their ability and judgment.  We have to allow mistakes, poor judgment to happen, waiting and watching for the good choices to be made.  Being quick to praise and encourage.  We have to allow them to grow up – take our hands off and trust. 

God does this on a daily basis with me.