But . . .
today . . .
When we look into the eyes of our precious children, we’re looking deep into our future.
No, we don’t see what’s there, but,
our children hold within them the generations to come
as we did.
They’ll take our place as stewards of God’s Word and His world.
They hold the future within them
as did we.
Pray that they press into the safe, everlasting love of Jesus’ arms—
just as you do.
Teach them to trust Him, their Savior and Friend, as they walk in His presence on His earth—
just as you do. 
Our decades are time-markers only to us.
We were once the future. Our parents were. Our grandparents were.
They once held us and looked into our eyes. We were their children.
That “great cloud of witnesses,” the countless generations before us that we’ll join one day,
see us.
Their prayers rise to the Father for us, our children, and our grandchildren.
I sense hope and love and encouragement.
I sense excitement and joy when my decisions fit choices that make the angels rejoice—
when I’ve followed the Lord well in listening, then doing.
And most wondrous of all—I sense no disappointment when I fail,
only a lifting in sureness that next time I will do better, and one day will not fail.
We are still little children in the realm of eternity.
We reach, learn, trust, try, within so many choices.
Our little ones are fresh from God.
Cherish them, trust in their future . . .
Trust in God who holds their future and ours in His hands.
Jesus said we are to pattern our hearts after those trusting hearts of little children,
with the pure faith of a child, trusting in Him.
Have a heart as trusting as the heart of a little child.
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One day some mothers brought their babies to him to touch and bless. But the disciples told them to go away. Then Jesus called the children over to him and said to the disciples, “Let the little children come to me! Never send them away! For the Kingdom of God belongs to men who have hearts as trusting as these little children’s. And anyone who doesn’t have their kind of faith will never get within the Kingdom’s gates.” Luke 18:15-17
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Just praying, musing, and sharing ☺
Do you have any heart-thoughts to share in a comment?
Love,
Sally
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EVERYONE HAS A STORY 
Perfect!!! No other post has ever reached so deeply into me body, soul, and spirit!
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Thank you, Judith! I always pray over these posts before and as I write them and before I launch them “out there,” that God will encourage, uplift, and bless every one who reads them. Your comment is a blessing. Happy Thanksgiving to you and those you love!
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So beautiful, Sally. Really touched my heart111
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And having your comment touched mine.Thank you! Thanksgiving Blessings!
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Sally, you said: “When we look into the eyes of our precious children, we’re looking deep into our future.” That struck me as profound. It’s a future we can’t see, as you say, but it’s one we can influence – through our faith in God. It’s all such a mystery, isn’t it? Because, as you also say, we live in “time” but the reality is God’s eternity. Oh, there’s so much to chew over in what you’ve written.
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You’re so right, Zillah. Life is such a mystery. Pretty exciting (along with every other emotion and feeling we experience!) to be in the midst of it! Thanks for stopping by to comment. Hugs!
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With the recent events in Paris, our hearts have been aching for so many. This post was like a drink of refreshing water. Thank you Sally. It spoke hope to my sould.
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Uncountable broken hearts in the families and friends of those who died. A time when we do need words of hope. Thanks, Diana. Have a Blessed Thanksgiving Day.
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