today was our primary program in church. isaac sang a solo for part of a song. he was AMAZING!!! but the most amazing part of his solo took place long before today.
a few weeks ago our choirster, melanie, asked the kids in sharing time if any of them felt like they might be brave enough to sing a solo in the program. i was sitting at the piano and could see isaac right in front of me, although he wasn't aware of me looking at him. as melanie was explaining what the solo song would be and such, i could see that isaac was seriously contemplating raising his hand. in fact, i could tell that he was judging in his mind how he felt: was he feeling brave enough to do it? there was some hesitation and some serious deliberation going on at first. and then this glorious moment when i could tell that he had decided in his mind he could and would do it. a complete change came over his face, his body, his spirit. he kind of nodded to himself like, "yeah, i'm going for it." and then raised his hand with incredible assurance.
i do not have the right words to describe what it felt like to watch him work it out within himself and come to the decision to bravely try something he's never done before. really, it goes down as one of the greatest moments i've experienced as a mother. i felt pure joy in that moment as i watched my son evaluate his ability, his faith in himself and make a brave and hopeful decision to push himself into excellence. i mean, wow. just wow. the strength of the Spirit i felt as i watched him was intense. i felt like God had given me this gift of watching isaac and seeing isaac just exactly like He does. it was glorious. ike was glorious and unstoppable. i felt like i witnessed a miracle.
oh gosh. God let me have his eyes and his heart for a moment today. and i saw His face reflected back to me in ike's face. it was wonderful to me!
i'll forever be grateful for this gift. without a doubt, i saw God today.
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