Full Circle

He has moved away.  It is time for him to start his own life.  This is what we have been working toward.  It is time to let go.  He is ready and able.

No more knowing exactly where he is or the details of all the activities in his life.  No more late night knocks on the door to tell me about his night and all that God is doing in his life.  We can't just take his car in to get it fixed, we have to ask him.

We are the ones to ask the "Why?" question over and over now!  "Why don't you...?", "But why not do this?", "O.K., but why are you doing that?"...."Why not do it my way?"

In exasperation after many nice explanations, he states, "Because I don't want to.  This is the way I want to do it."  We are seeing more clearly now.  If we love him we will let him go.  He needs to be his own man to make his own decisions.

The "mommy" in me has a hard time giving up her job of holding his hand tight to cross the road.  Now I must hold him with an open hand so he can come and go in the freedom of love.

Just as a bird leaves the nest by jumping off the edge, my son must also be allowed to jump.  Unless he feels the wind under his wings in the open sky or adjusts his wings to balance and glide how will he know the joy of flying...the joy of being his own person in Christ?

He is responsible and can make good decisions.  He is following Jesus each step of the way.  We have done our job for this season.  We now must switch to a different season, the season where we are parents of a man.

We have come full circle.  He can soar on wings like eagles... he can run and not grow weary... he can walk and not be faint because he hopes in the Lord.  The Lord has been requiring a little "letting go" of us each stage of his life so that now he is ready to go.

It is time for another circle to start, the circle of his own life.  He will be led by the one who knew him before one of his days came to be.  For Jesus knows the plans He has for him, plans to prosper him and not to harm him, plans to give him hope and a future.


Jeremiah 29:11    "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,
                               "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give
                                 you hope and a future."


Isaiah 40:31         "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
                               They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not
                                grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."