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Tonight the Holy Spirit gently nudged my heart and reminded me that if I want my children to know Jesus, I must be Jesus to them.

As bedtime approached, my husband and I had 2 out of 3 children crying in their beds. We were very frustrated because it seems that sometimes they cry and carry on for no reason...or reasons that we don't deem important. Let me tell you, so many, many times I mess this up. But tonight, praise God, I heard the gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit as He whispered to me to love on my children. As I lay on the bed with my nearly 3 year old son, singing song after song...the Lord reminded me that Jesus doesn't think like we do.

Jesus doesn't respond with...stop crying and go to sleep! I'm sorry you are hurting, but go to sleep and stop crying! I'm going to go do my own thing and you go to sleep! Stop crying, you are really frustrating me! Not now. I'll do it later. I can't listen to you now, I'm busy. Wait a minute, I can't tend to you now. Stop bugging me. I'm losing my patience, stop crying!

Can you just see our beloved Jesus opening His arms to the children...saying, let them come unto me! All those who are broken hearted...come to me. All those who are lonely...come to me! All those who are weary...come to me! All those who are hurting...come to me! All those who are thirsty...come to me!

I thank God that I have a Savior who is always waiting with His arms open wide to comfort me, listen to me and sing softly over me as I cry. I am so grateful that He isn't telling me to stop crying because He is losing His patience with me. Thank You, Jesus.