Mar 23 2008
The hose gets wet
Deut. 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Over the years I have been amazed at the wisdom and understanding that flows through me when I am counseling someone. These days I notice it when I talk to my children. I frequently find myself saying, “Wow! I need to write that down!”
In my younger days, I took that as proof that I was ‘gifted’, ‘called’ and ‘anointed’. It ‘proved’ that God loved me and that I was special. However, the truth is that it proved how much God loved the people I was trying to help.
It is similar to a gardener who wants to get water to his precious plants. The hose gets wet in the process. I am like the garden hose that delivers the water to the plants that need it. I just happened to be a willing vessel. He wanted to help them and I wanted to help them. So, I get the front row seat and get to both watch and participate while it happens.
So, when heavenly wisdom flows through my lips to my children, I now marvel at how much God loves them. I marvel at the plans that He has for them. And I get my pen and paper out, write down whatever I can remember (because it belongs to me as well as them) and thank Him for choosing to use and include me in the process.