THAT’S MY KIDS

“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”

Psalms 68:6 KJV

I watched a family program on television.  It was about a family who had taken a young boy in.  The daughter felt that her dad loved the boy they had taken in more than he loved her.  The boy found out how she felt and he ran away because he felt like he was a burden to the family and was causing problems.

The little boy had raised a calf that was going to be shown at the county fair and he came back to see if the calf would win.  The girl had taken care of the calf for the boy.  When the calf won the award and the little girl made her speech, she said “This award really belongs to my brother.”

When the boy heard her refer to him as her brother, he ran to the girl and they hugged.  In the last scene it showed the dad smiling with tears in his eyes as he clapped.  He was moved to tears because of the love that he saw between his children.  He looked around at the crowd and said “That’s my kids”.

I wonder when our Heavenly Father looks at us if He has tears of happiness in His eyes and says “That’s My kids” or are we hurting Him and breaking His heart because of the way we treat one another?  May God help us to be an encouragement to one another and to love unconditionally as Jesus has commanded.

Joanne Lowe

October 16, 2017