The Road Least Taken…

Yesterday, I had the most pleasant surprise from my little boy, Ralph.  It wasn’t so much what he did, but what he said.

During one of our usual simple family conversations in the living room, he excused himself and announced that he was about to commence his private prayer with the Lord and asked that we don’t disturb him for the time being…

Then he continued on to say that the day before that, he already offered 2 songs to God.  I asked him, “2 songs?”… “Yes”, he replied.  I inquired again, “What do you mean you offered 2 songs to the Lord?”… “I sung 2 songs by myself during my private prayer time yesterday and offered it to Him.”, he smartly answered.

Wow!  That was all I could say during that moment.  Imagine that… a little boy offering 2 songs to the Lord, which I never taught him to do.  I never thought he’d actually think of doing something like that… but I’m very pleased with how he has seriously engaged on his prayer time.

The Lord delights in worship… in song and dance… very much, in fact.

My little kid has made me very proud of what he has done… imagine how much more the Lord in heaven listening to every tune that his breath lets out which comes from his pure heart.  This is a child who knows nothing about quietly singing to God and yet he thought of offering 2 songs to Him.

My wife actually snuck up on him during his prayer time to actually see how he does it… Ralph sits on the bed and prays intently, eyes closed, starts with thanksgiving and talks to the Lord about his concerns and shortcomings and asks for forgiveness… then he starts singing… it has been a regular thing for him already.  He offers songs everyday during his time with God.

I’m so proud of my boy!  Praise God for Ralph… May God bless him forever…

A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; worship the LORD with cries of gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the LORD is God, our maker to whom we belong, whosepeople we are, God’s well-tended flock. Enter the temple gates with praise, its courts with thanksgiving. Give thanks to God, bless his name; good indeed is the LORD, Whose love endures forever, whose faithfulness lasts through every age.

- Psalms 100 : 1 - 5