He looks like me!

Have you ever had on of those "Ah, Ha!" moments? Well I had one today and I will explain that moment in a minute, but I have to tell you what led up to that "Ah, Ha!" moment first. I was talking to my mom today and she made a comment about how when she was holding Ayden the other day it was like looking into my face when I was a baby. She said that she couldn't believe how much he looks like me! I have to tell you, I hardly hear anyone comment that either one of my children look like me! In fact, Ethan looks uncannily like his daddy, and pretty much everyone thinks the same of Ayden. So while we were at my mom's today, I decided to pull out my old baby pictures. I was shocked at what I saw. It was like looking at pictures of Ayden, but it was me. It is a rather surreal experience to realize that there is someone out there who looks like you. The only distinction between the two of us was that Ayden has lighter hair and I had darker hair. I was so excited! You see, I love the fact that my son resembles me! There is no way that anyone can deny that he is my son! That brings such satisfaction.

God has taught me so much spiritually through the blessing of being a parent! Now for the "Ah, HA!" moment: If I get so excited that my son physically looks like me, how happy and excited does my God, my Heavenly Father get when I resemble Him. You see the Bible talks about being conformed to the image of His Son Jesus. Jesus came to earth to be our example, and the more we walk according to Jesus' example, the more we resemble our Heavenly Father. I knew all of this before! However, now that I am a parent, and on a very small scale, can relate to my Heavenly Parent, I feel like I truly know how important it is to Him that I resemble Him! Our God loves when we resemble Him. And you know, when we resemble Him, there is no denying that we are HIS!

Thank you Lord, for allowing me to be a parent so that I may learn these truths on a deeper level!