What kind of world do I want for my baby?
This is a post that I wrote back in June during a family vacation to Yosemite. Just a thoughtful wish for my little one as she faces an ever-changing world.
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I catch her eye from the backseat of the car on a road trip, and her face lights up. Her dimples appear as she grins at her mama. Feet kicking when she gets excited, her signature "kah" sound as she tries to communicate. My heart is so captivated by this little one. It makes me think - what do I want for my girl?
There's always something going on in the world. There are countless political controversies, social injustices, religious beliefs that clash... as it has been since the beginning of time. Do I want World Peace? In a way, but I don't think world peace is the answer.
I don't want a world that is easy for Genny. I don't want everything to be calm and for no one to ever get offended. This describes a world that is passive, where no one believes in anything, where there is no passion.
I believe that God created the world and that it is now tainted by sin. I believe that He created us to be guardians of this world, to protect it, to fight for it. And I believe that it is a challenge to be a Christian in this world.
I want Genny to grow up fighting for what she believes, for who she was created to be. At 7 months old, there is already so much fire in her. She knows what she wants, she takes joy in little things, and she is curious about her world. This is my Genesis.
My prayer for her is that the Lord will use her more and more, as He has since she was still growing inside of me, to be a Light in this world of haziness. I pray that she will be passionate for Christ because she knows His word is truth. I pray that she will believe in Grace alone for all of her days and that her fervor will lead others to enjoy the same.
Not world peace, not coexistence, not a life of luxury do I wish for my Genesis. Instead a life of purpose, of grace and humility, of adventure and learning. A life of living to be who she was created to be.
