I felt like I was mentally prepared for having a moody teenager in the house…in a couple years.
God help me; the mood swings of puberty have descended on my 10-year-old.
Let’s be completely transparent. I was not ready. Not even a little bit. It’s like a slow death of a 1000 paper cuts, while tip-toeing on egg shells in an attempt to not wake up (or anger) a mullet wielding dragon.
One moment he’s my sweet, snuggly little man; the next moment pouting, angry, crying, eyerolling, muttering-under-his-breath, stomping-into-another-room, man-child. Without warning, he’s back to the little sweetheart.
No matter what he’s still mine, but I don’t enjoy the crazy part of this pre-pubescent kid.
I’m sure God is looking at me right now thinking something similar. I’m a cranky, huffy, temper-tantrum-throwing, moody woman who loves Jesus. I act like a teenager in many situation (at least in my head I act that way).
And yet…I’m still all His.
No matter how crazy I may act; no matter how poorly I think; no matter how badly I react; I am still His Child. How completely incredible is it that our God is 100% on our side, no matter how far we slide away or towards Him?
It’s important to note that no matter how bad you feel like you’ve been, no matter how deep your sins, no matter what is in your past…our Father sent His Son to die on the cross for your sins and provide a path to heaven through acceptance of Jesus as your Savoir.
Figuratively, you can have been a bratty pre-teen and still seek forgiveness of a loving Father.
If you don’t know Christ as your Savior or if you have turned away from Christ, Erin and I would love to chat with you about where you are in life and how you can accept this gift from God. Leave us a message if you are interested in knowing more about salvation.
I’m praying this week for all of us during times of our “moody pre-teen” behaviors and thoughts.
~Emily
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. ~Acts 4:12 (NIV)
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