"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord.
Plans to prosper you and not to harm you." Jeremiah 29:11
Father, You are loving and kind. You have my good in mind at all times. When pain or hardship or conflict enters my life, you can use it for my good. No always, but often, conflict in my life is a result of my resisting Your will, consciously or unconsciously choosing not to submit to Your ways, will and plan for me. Today as I attempted to clip my flailing baby's fingernails, I managed to snip his tender, tiny finger! He screamed in shock and we cried together as I soothed him and apologized. In my attempt to rescue him from slicing up his face and my arms with those mini razor nails, I hurt him. God, help me remember that, just as I never planned to hurt him, You don't desire hurt in my life - yet it may come as You accomplish a greater good in me.
Tip: Cut nails when baby is sleeping. Sometimes it's better to literally chew them off after a bath softens them if the baby just won't be still enough for clippers to be safe.
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