Whispers and Winks from God

My husband and I love being grandparents. We have been blessed with three beautiful grandbabies so far, and we proudly answer to Poppa and Nonna.

Since we live a couple of hours away from them and can’t visit as often as we’d like, we are very thankful for FaceTime!

On a recent FaceTime call, our oldest granddaughter virtually carried us upstairs to her playroom so she could have a private conversation with us. She has two younger siblings, so being able to have a little time alone with us was especially sweet. After getting settled on the Nugget (their playroom couch), she said, “Nonna, don’t look at this playroom—it’s a “disasterment!”

Y’all, I had to hide my face because I didn’t want her to see me laughing! I knew exactly what she meant. The playroom was a mess—a disaster! Once we got off the phone, I immediately told Poppa, “You know, there’s a blog to be written about that.” And immediately, the parallel between the “disasterment” of a playroom and my own life came to mind.

I was raised in a Christian home, brought up in church, and knew right from wrong. But still, there were many times my life was a mess—a pure disaster! I could write a book about the times I have rebelled against God. Rebellious, willful sin brings nothing but disaster. But I can also tell you that we serve a gracious, merciful, and forgiving God!

Psalm 103:8 (ESV) declares, “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

1 John 1:9 (ESV) declares, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV) declares, “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

There is a song I love by Natalie Grant titled “Clean.” Its chorus is such a beautiful reminder that ‘nothing is too dirty for the Lord to make worthy’, and that ‘He washes us in mercy and makes us clean.’

Wow! There’s so much truth in that! If you feel like you need to tell people, “Don’t look at my life—it’s a “disasterment,” then simply clean it up! There is nothing too dirty that the Lord can’t make worthy!