This last Sunday, I decided to stay home from church because my daughter was feeling a little under the weather. My wife and I both thought that it would be best to keep our daughter home but we also struggled with the decision since our church was starting a new sermon series called Momentum. We left the decision up to our daughter and she decided to stay home with me.
Since she was sick, I was trying to think of something fun to do that she and I both would enjoy. I certainly didn't have the will power to play dollhouse that day and she is a little young to play board games. Then, I had a good idea that I thought we would both enjoy. Why don't we dress up like clowns and have a circus parade! After all, I feel that I can play dress up if I can be a clown instead of a princess!
So, we proceeded to put decorative makeup on our faces with help from my wife's makeup box. I put some white base on my daughter's face and used a black makeup pencil to draw out some designs on her cheeks and nose. She used the black makeup pencil to draw some designs on my face as well. Now, we were ready for our parade.
We lined up all of her stuffed animals and started marching around the living room while singing "Circus parade! Let's march in a parade!" We both fully enjoyed this new game.
After my wife returned home from church, she was surprised to see that we both had makeup on our faces and we were marching around as clowns. I can imagine she was surprised for several reasons but she also thought it was very cute to see her daughter having fun dressed up as a clown. It was only later that we discovered that there was a spiritual significance to this event.
As it turns out, the pastor of our church had the congregation march around the sanctuary that day as a spiritual sign that we were to move forward with momentum. My wife was lifting me up and saying to God how much she wished that I would have been there. God told her at the time that I was with her spiritually and she trusted that this was the case.
So, she was marching around the church at the same time I was marching around at home. I find it so interesting that God would have had us both marching at the same time. My wife told me that when she saw us marching at home, God told her "See. I told you so." in reference to me marching with her spiritually. He also told her "Who do you think gave him the idea?" I think it is so wonderful when God orchestrates these kind of events in our lives.
