KICKING AND SCREAMING!

Last Wednesday morning I felt the baby kick on Sarah's belly for the first time. I rested my hand gently over her belly button and then I felt the oh so soft and gentle tap. It was very exciting to feel. It's been a week since I began to feel our little girl as she jumps around inside her mother's womb. I wanted to share with you something neat that's been happening. Every time I put my hand on Sarah's belly, Chloe or Annalee or whatever her name will be, has responded to me. There have been times that she hasn't moved in hours and I can put my hand down and it's almost she snuggles right up against me and then gives me a nice little love tap! What makes it even more special is that she won't do it for just anybody. Sarah's mom tried to "feel" her last week and our little sneaker wouldn't budge for her, but when her daddy put his hand down she would kick. It was so cute and so comforting all at the same time.

I think it's pretty neat to know that even in the womb, the child is responding to the touch of her father. It makes me feel good I have to confess to know that all it takes is one touch of my hand and she knows it's me just by the touch and then she responds. She's not fooled by the hands of strangers or even grandparents. She knows the real thing!

Sarah and I were lying in bed praying together the other night and as we prayed the thoughts of her little hands and feet reaching out to meet mine really moved me. I began to cry out to the Lord that He would use her hands to serve Him, her feet to GO to the ends of the earth to share Him, and her heart to love Him and the lost. I prayed that He would prepare us as her parents, even now, for that day when we say goodbye to our little missionary and watch her go do His work.

I pray too that she remain as sensitive to her heavenly Father's touch on her as she is to her earthly father's touch. Imagine what would happen if we were all that extremely sensitive to every time HE was reaching out, calling out, and speaking out to us that we responded immediately. I guarantee the state of the Body of Christ and the Church would be in far better shape and the world would be turned upside down in great ways.

I ask you this...are you so hungry and so seeking after the Lord that you can sense His every touch and His every word spoken through the Holy Spirit. Do you respond accordingly or do ignore Him? Pastor Neal has been preaching on being hungry for God the last two weeks and so all this has ME asking MYSELF...am I hungry enough? am I seeking Him enough? am I responding to His every touch upon me? I challenge you with the same thoughts today and hope that you too will not "bring to the Lord that which cost you nothing." Use your hands and use your feet "kicking and screaming" for the Kingdom of God!