Disclaimer: Parenthood is not for the faint of heart. 

We got some news recently that was hard to receive. Thankfully it wasn’t anything my kids had done, but there were some miscommunications and misconceptions with some of the systems we work with. It felt like a massive betrayal, a punch to the gut, a shock to my system that attempted to knock me off my feet.

In the aftermath of the news, in the wrestling and the struggling, God kindly revealed something to me that left me in awe of Him. This thing had happened and it was awful and horrible and wrong. And He had protected me from it.

I didn’t have to defend myself. I didn’t have to vindicate myself. By the time I learned of the situation, it had already been taken care of. Case closed. 

I still had some big emotions and feelings to work through, but the awe overtook the shock. The One who saves overcame the one who destroys. 

God protected; He vindicated. I didn’t even know what was happening, and He was moving on my behalf, turning it to good. 

Sometimes we have to fight. And sometimes, He fights for us. 

What a beautiful thing to witness. It doesn’t erase the hard, but it makes it a little easier to endure.

Thank you, Lord. 

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