A few weeks ago, I was feeling deflated and there were no words left in me to even pray, holding my second son in my arms as he drank water while getting ready for bed, I decided to just worship the Lord. I worshipped the Lord with Sunday School songs. I sing to my children, especially to my second child, Sunday school songs before tucking him in to bed every night so he is familiar with the songs and hopefully he will eventually sing them becoming his encouragement songs and reminder of God's love and faithfulness to us.
As I was worshipping the Lord in my "lowest valley", I felt a burden lifted off me and I was instantly encouraged knowing that God takes care of all that concerned me even before I utter a word. All I need to do is to worship and praise Him for He is good. Personally I find with all the praise and worship songs that we sing in church nowadays, Sunday school songs hit a note in my heart and spirit the most with the simplicity of lyrics and catchy easy tunes to remember and have been my constant reminder of God in my life. My all-time favourites are Jesus loves me this I know, God is so good, Isn't He Wonderful, My God is so big, He's Able He's Able, Jesus loves the little children, Great and Mighty is the Lord our God, This is the day - and many more.
Initially my eldest son was quite embarrassed and told me to stop singing Sunday school songs whenever I walked with him to school or anywhere, but for several months now he has got used to it and I've been singing his favourite Sunday school songs to him especially He's Able He's Able as we both walked to school. God impressed on my heart few months ago (when we're dealing with his behaviour both at school and at home) that I should keep talking to Him about Jesus and what He has done for us and to keep singing Sunday school songs to him so as to open his spiritual ears to listen more and be obedient.
We must realise that not only us but our children too seem to feel that there's a spirit of opposition or resentment towards God all around us and so intuitively they become shy, embarrassed and retreated in professing their faith so the more we should continue to show them the relevance of our Abba Daddy God and Jesus in our daily life. He is the one we go to in our troubles and needs. Whenever my eldest son can't do something and gets frustrated, I always remind him to pray and ask God for help and ideas and he will pray straightaway in his heart and calm down and try doing it again. Whenever he's unwell or hurt, he would come to me and ask me to pray for him but I've been reminding him to pray himself as our Abba Daddy God loves him and answers all his prayers too so he has been praying on his own morning and night. My husband and I used to pray for my eldest son when he woke up and before going to bed but a few months ago, after his behaviour in school deteriorated, God impressed on my heart that change comes through our prayer and we must pray ourselves to God and that's when our relationship with God begins. The more we pray the more we are transformed into the likeness of Christ. So Jean-Luc has been praying to Abba Daddy God ever since and his behaviour is gradually improving, still needs improvement but overall his teacher informed us that he has improved and he has come off the school report system and now what he needs is to listen and follow what teachers ask him to do.
Whenever we are discouraged and when words fail us, let us worship our Lord instead and be reminded again and again of God's faithfulness in our lives. He is faithful to carry us through in every situation in life, our part is to just keep trusting in Him regardless of how big the oppositions are. Keep on worshipping the Lord and let your burdens be lifted off you for our God is good.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Ephesians 5
19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 At all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.
Links to some Sunday school songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TIZ4ibzG7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-6Qzmx_8-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVPpCoqSPEA
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