Just as They Rely on Me, I Rely on God

They need me for it all. Every. Single. Thing. All day, every day. 

They need me to change their diapers and to feed them. 

They need me to put their clothes on and to kiss their boo-boos. 

They need me to read them stories and play make believe with them. 

They need me to teach them things like empathy, love, forgiveness, and manners. 

They rely on me for everything; it’s almost scary how much I’m needed. 

And as all these thoughts are going through my head, I can’t help but think, “God, I need You through all this.” Because just as they rely on me for everything, I rely on Him. 

I rely on Him for every ear infection, cold, and sickness that comes over my babies. 

I rely on Him every night when I put my babies to bed and I pray that they sleep through the night. That my son won’t wake up in a sweat from his night terrors and that my daughter won’t wake up in pain from teething. 

I rely on Him every night when all the worries set in and I can’t sleep because I’m worried about my children’s future. 

I relied on Him more this past year than ever in my life when the loneliness took over inside these walls as COVID raged outside. 

I have two little ones that rely on me for everything. I am their everything for now. One day I won’t be needed as much but just as they rely on me now, I rely on Him. 

And I know that even though they won’t need me some day, I will always need Him. 

I will always rely on Him because my job as a mother will never end.