“Daddy, what would you do if I was taken by a thief?”
You’re sitting at your laptop, taking care of some important YouTubing.
Your six year old daughter, the most precious thing in your life, taps you on the shoulder and poses this question.
“Daddy, what would you do if I was taken by a thief?”
Well, dad, how would you answer this?
I turned away from my computer and I leaned over and put my face close to hers. I looked her in the eyes and said,
“Honey, I would pursue you to the ends of the earth and I wouldn’t stop trying to find you until you were back safe in my arms.”
I paused for her reaction. I know she has some fears. The fears that grip many little girls in the middle of the night. Boogeymen. “Dark Things”, as my daughter names them.
Your daughter needs to know that you will rescue her. You are the physical representation of a relentless Heavenly Father. And then she needs to know that God pursues her in the same way.
Please tell her that tonight when you kiss her goodnight.
Doug
my daughter asks me the same questions…those scarey things that live in their minds…what a great answer you gave her…I answered something similar, then I held her close until I felt her breathing steady from the blanket of deep sleep.
Thank you for sharing – I love this blog….
Hugs
Cecile
Thanks for the comment Cecile!
There is nothing more important to me than to feel my children resting easy, knowing all is well.
Thank you, deeply, for doing the same for your daughter.
- Doug