This is my granddaughter Shya and I think she is glorious. She is in Mexico with her mom and brother participating with the All Nations, All Generations DTS. This is her new 'pet' - - a cricket. You can see from her shining eyes that she is very proud of him. Shya has the kind of heart that is quick to love and see beauty in all things, even the smallest creatures. She chimed up a wee while ago that she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. Her mom asked what that might be and Shya answered, "A worship leader!"
There is a 24/7 prayer and worship room on the base that connects with IHOP in Kansas City. Shya asks her mom to take her there all the time and I think that's remarkable for a five year old. During her first visit to the prayer room, her mom looked up to discover that Shya had the microphone and was singing, "Jesus loves us and He knows just what we need." I think this is remarkable AND glorious!
Shya comes from a line of Norwegian women who were intercessors and worshipers. Her great-great-grandmother was from Austad, Norway and she was a lover of Jesus, an intercessor, pastor and teacher. Her great-gramdmother is a praying woman who stands for Jesus no matter the pressures around her. She also has a worshiping, praying mother who has a heart for the nations and the oppressed. She is the fifth generation of worshipers and I am so proud and blessed to see the Light of Jesus shining in her eyes.
Today, I am overflowing with thankfulness for a patient and loving Father who has freed us from a legacy of sin because of the blood of His Son and who has made a way for Shya to stand firm in an inheritance that is unshakable. Run with all your heart, Shya, after the purposes of God! May you love Him more and more each day and discover the truth that He is a treasure more valuable than anything you will ever know in this life-time!
Jeg elsker deg, jenta mi
