I love Gods word. Psalm 139:13-16 is a passage that is of great comfort to me when I think about Nokomis.
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
This passage reminds me of several things. First, God created my daughter as she is. Secondly, he created her for his purpose forming the number of her days. Finally, Gods work in Nokomis is wonderful. Admittedly, there are times that I forget that God is at work here in our family. It is so easy to take my eyes off of Him and focus on the rage and violent behavior of my daughter.
The other great thing about this passage is that it is not only true for my daughter but for myself as well. God also formed all of my days before I was born. This means He planned for Nokomis and I to live together. The end of the chapter gives us a hint as to Gods purpose;
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting! vv 23-24
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
This passage reminds me of several things. First, God created my daughter as she is. Secondly, he created her for his purpose forming the number of her days. Finally, Gods work in Nokomis is wonderful. Admittedly, there are times that I forget that God is at work here in our family. It is so easy to take my eyes off of Him and focus on the rage and violent behavior of my daughter.
The other great thing about this passage is that it is not only true for my daughter but for myself as well. God also formed all of my days before I was born. This means He planned for Nokomis and I to live together. The end of the chapter gives us a hint as to Gods purpose;
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting! vv 23-24