Being God's kids

   So, I'm about to have baby #4 and I'm being a little impatient.  I was talking to God about the timing.  "Come on God, it's about time don't you think?"  And then he taught me an important lesson about himself.  I was talking to him about how it will be nice to have all the worries of the labor and delivery over, how I am looking forward to having my body back, and than thought about after the birth.  I told Him, "Now I know that having Esther doesn't mean all my problems will go away, but having her in my arms would make it al worth it".  He let me know that is exactly how he feels about everyone in the world.  He goes through labor pains to bring each child into his kingdom and he knows that just having us as his children won't make everything better, but having us in his amrs is much better than not having us with him.  No matter the grief my kids give me, I have never thought that it would be better to not have them as mine.  No matter how much grief we give God, never does he think it would have been better for us not to be His.  Let's rejoice at our position in him as his children and then do our best to make Him proud.