Sarah and I are so thankful for the wonderful support of our church, Truth Point Church, as we prepare to deliver our first baby, Elijah. Their wisdom, encouragement, and generosity about having children has been so incredible and they are a wonderful support net for us.
Today, many ladies from the church gathered together to throw a shower for my wife, and my awesome mother-in-law and sister-in-law also came to put their love into the mix. The ideas for the shower activities were so thoughtful and made us feel so special (I got this feeling second hand when Sarah told/showed me all about it). The prayer tree they did is so cool! All the ladies in attendance wrote a prayer for Elijah and hung it on little tree - so neat! One person wrote: "I pray that you will come to grasp and understand the love of our Lord Jesus Christ." This is our hope for Elijah as well. How cool it is to know that prayers like this are going up for our son.
And the gifts were incredibly generous- Sarah showed me each one and we are so thankful! We got a plethora of baby wipes, genius musical toys (you know a band director would like those), touching books, and even a deluxe (yes, deluxe) bouncer chair thing.
Last night, Elijah's Mimi (my mother-in-law) presented us with a recorded bedtime prayers book- like, she and my father-in-law recorded the audio to the book, and it plays when you turn each page- so cool!! Through this book, maybe Elijah will understand just a little bit more the love of God and the presence of God.
I know many of you can relate- it is such a blessing to receive love from others. And on top of that: to know that our son is surrounded by loving folks like these...it's pure joy.
Elijah's name means, "The Lord is my God." We named him this with the hope that his name will serve as a reminder for him: that the false gods this world offers are not true and that trying to make other things God in our life will only hurt us. Only the God of the Bible can give peace, joy, salvation, and true love.
Heavenly Father, thank you for our brothers and sisters in Christ who so encourage us, and thank you that you are looking on our precious son, even now. We ask that you would save Elijah through your Son, Jesus. Give him the grace to trust you in all things and do your Word. Thank you for reminding us through having children that we, like them, are helpless and in need of you. In the name of Christ the Lord, who is God, Amen.
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