Overjoyed by the rebukes that came from my parents, you would probably think I’m crazy, but I was extremely glad that my parents pointed out things that I didn’t have the courage to tackle. What it was about wasn’t so much that issues were resolved, or I got criticized, but rather it was the fact that my parents have been growing so much spiritually, that for the first time, I realized the spiritual wisdom that came from God through my parents, having me respect and submit the authority that is above me.
For those of you who might not know, I was the first one in my family to become Christian, and my parents didn’t until about 4 years ago. (You would have known when I became Christian if you read my older blog post =P) So I guess in terms of years into the walk with Christ, I’m technically “older” than them. Many times I would have urges to correct them on what their views are on certain things, or disagree with how they act on certain issues. It was difficult to submit to them because I just feel like I know better than them. That’s why I was glad to receive rebukes and Biblical insights from them because they saw things that I wasn’t able to see, which must have been their wisdom that came with age along with the scriptures.
My mom (I guess parents agreed) started this weekly family fellowship, where we would read a passage from the Bible and talk about it share about our week and pray together at the end. Just listening to what they have to share about what God has been doing in their lives and how they pray for everyone in the family amazes me of God’s power in changing our hearts and molding us to be more like Christ every day, especially from my dad. He is not the most socialable person so sometimes it’s really hard for him to be able to share what he is thinking and how he feels, but listening to him sharing and being assertive just helps me to understand God has been working in his life. As for my mom, it’s amazing to see her evangelizing to pretty much everyone that she comes across with. She would use every opportunity that she gets to share the gospel with people, and you can just tell her passion and joy received from God and the desire to share this good news with others. Every time I see that makes me think more about evangelism and how little I have done in that aspect.
I am so blessed by my parents. Just looking back on who they were in the past and compare to what God has done in their lives reveal God’s sovereign grace and plan for them (and of course for me too!). I once thought that they would be never changed, but with God anything is possible.
