To our baby

We began this long journey known as "parenting" by praying for you last night. We prayed for consistency in being Godly parents, but more importantly, we prayed for your focus. We are not referring to a medical or educational focus, but a Godly focus, one that is "yachad," which is Hebrew for "United; undivided." You will be born into an amazing and powerful world, one that has reshaped many things and advanced the world because of technology. With great freedom comes a haunting realization that there are many distractions amongst our powerful country. Only those who are united in their pursuit of the fear of the Lord and His word will one truly leave a legacy. A "divided" heart throughout the Bible refers to those who are "split; hypocritical; uncertain," people that have too much on their "plate" and rarely have any conviction or life purpose. Why? It's simple. They are distracted.

And so, precious little one, we did not pray for your education, your friends or even what sport you would play. No my precious one. We prayed that we would have a united marriage, a united family and home, a united focus on the Gospel, a united, consistent focus on "things above, not on things of this earth" (Col 3:2). We prayed that you would be blessed from above with a united heart for the things of God, that you would seek Him with all your heart, that conviction of sin would stem from this united heart, and that you would "humble yourself in the sight of God, and He will lift you up" (James 4:10).