My sons are in elementary school.
Ever since last school year, they have been asking if they can walk to school on their own; they want my husband and me to stay at home.
During the past school year, I felt that my youngest son was not yet ready to walk to school and home on his own, so I postponed this freedom for as long as possible. And to be honest, I found it incredibly difficult to enter this new phase.
Papa God let me know that I had to let go of the boys, because they are His children. Starting this school year, they were allowed to walk to school and back home on their own.
Every day, they walked the route to and from school together, and of course, Papa and his angels went ahead of them.
After a couple of months, when fall rolled around, they asked, “Mom, can you please drive us to school? It’s just this once.”
Of course, I couldn’t say no.
However, it didn’t stop at just this one time; the boys didn’t feel like walking to school in all kinds of weather. And as you can guess, I now drive the boys to school every day and pick them up again.
It seems I have become accustomed to no longer taking the children to and from school. I can’t wait until they decide they want to walk to school together again. However, this announcement never came, so I asked them myself if they were still interested in walking to and from school together. The answer I got surprised me a little: the boys don’t necessarily feel the need to walk to school on their own anymore, but they do enjoy walking with their parents.
The conclusion I have drawn for myself:
I tried to stay in control, so I didn’t put my trust in God the Father to take care of His (my) children. I found it TOO challenging to let go of the boys, even though they are always in good hands with Papa God. And when I finally reached the point where I could let go of the boys, Papa showed me that they still like to have me around. The boys still enjoy being taken to school, so my worries were all for nothing.
Therefore, place all your trust and your children in God’s hands. Papa will always provide and always lead us on the right path.
Love,
Alicia
