David and I have hit another milestone in the parenting journey. Jordan turned 16 a few weeks ago and he is now a licensed driver. Whew, what a mental adjustment David and I have had to make. These past few weeks we catch ourselves planning our days around who will pick up Jordan, How Jordan will get to work, 'Poor Jordan must spend the day at home by himself while we work'. We have to constantly remind ourselves that Jordan can drive himself to work. He no longer needs his parents for transportation. So, we now wait up for him to get home at night. Well, we stay awake most of the time.
This past weekend Jordan went to the park to hang out with friends who were camping. And he would come home at night and sleep. It's always been a rule in our house that when our children come home at night, that they come to our room and 'check in'. Between working, training for a half marathon, and just 'living life', David and I were pooped. So we went to bed early and immediately fell asleep. The next morning I woke up in a panic. "Where was Jordan?" "Had he made it home safely?" Too many horrible scenerios ran through my head. David had gotten up at midnight and found Jordan in his bed, safe and sound. Thankfully.
In many ways, our parent/child relationship on earth is so similar to our relationship with our Heavenly Father. Only, The Lord is a much better parent than I will ever be. God doesn't fall asleep on His Watch. He says he will never leave us. Psalm 121:4 says, "He will neither slumber nor sleep." Henry Blackaby says, "The Lord is your constant protector. He never tires of watching over you." In my weariness, I fell asleep. I did not wait until I saw the lights come down the driveway, I did not wait for the door to open. I was simply tuckered out and I was not there when my boy came home. But the Lord never tires of watching over me, he never tires of watching over Jordan. His eyes never get droopy, His head never bobs. He is always there.
He never sleeps.
