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“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.”  Luke 12:48b (NIV)

In the days when children played outside and parents took their families for walks and car rides after dinner, my family would do no different. Right after supper, my parents gathered their brood and took us to play in the city square.  It was a public gathering area in the middle of town, which displayed a water fountain that played music while the water would “dance”, an old locomotive, a gazebo that housed local bands, rose gardens, and benches where the parents would sit while the children were amused by the sloths that climbed the trees.

Those were also the days when people didn’t really know the importance of buckling up their seat belts or strapping children in car seats. So one hot summer night, while taking a ride around town in my parents’ wrangler Jeep, two-year-old-me managed to fall out of the vehicle when Dad put the car back in motion after the traffic light turned green. Dad didn’t drive far before horns were honking all over the place, and he looked to see what was going on.  He noticed a man picking up a child from the middle of the street – yes, that was me! – So Dad stopped the vehicle and ran to rescue me.

What happened on that evening showed my parents a couple of things: first, it showed how tough I was, as there were no scratches on my body and the bump on my head wasn’t serious. Second, it showed them that family car rides needed to include a way to keep me seated during the ride.  Lastly, that adventure showed them the importance to be alert at all times, for the unexpected could happen in a moment’s notice.

God is a faithful God who gives us much to enjoy, but He also expects that we become good, responsible stewards of that which He entrusts to our care, including our children. I am grateful for the many times in my own life as a parent when God spared my kids from harm. As the old preacher would say, “life is fragile; handle it with prayer.”

“Lord, so often we place ourselves in harm’s way, but so often you deliver us. Thank you!”

For His Glory

Luska Suzano
TRBC Women’s Life