"Mommy, can have a friend spend the night?"
"Momma, can I stay out past curfew?"
"Mom, can I have another cookie?"
I spend all day granting permissions of one sort or another. My kindergartner wants to watch cartoons. My teenagers desire a trip to the mall. My elementary student wants to enroll in a new activity. Although my answer isn't always yes, every permission I grant requires my participation in some way.
A late night of waiting for my driver girl to return home.
An emergency batch of laundry to wash the swim suit.
Why is permission so easy to grant to my kids and so difficult to give myself?
We need to learn to give ourselves permission.
Permission to step away and into the presence of God.
Permission to turn on cartoons so we can turn to the Word of God.
Permission to hang a "Do Not Disturb" sign across our heart so we focus our thoughts on Him.
Here's the thing with permission. It requires our participation. Friend, give yourself permission today. Allow yourself to slip away into the arms of the One who holds you up through the flurry of other permissions in your life.
What do you need to grant yourself permission to do today?
