Martina McBride wrote a song a few years ago called “In My Daughter’s Eyes”. The first lines say:
In my daughter’s eyes, I am a hero. I am strong and wise and I know no fear. But the truth is plain to see, she was sent to rescue me. I see who I want to be in my daughter’s eyes.
The song is such a loving tribute sung from a mother to her daughter. I cry every. single. time.
But the truth of the matter is that I do know fear. I stare into its’ eyes every day. It’s called the fear of the unknown.
Now, most who meet me would never think I would struggle with something as trivial as this. And if you knew my entire testimony, you would even think I was being heretical to struggle with the fear of the unknown when God has clearly brought me through some difficult challenges. But I'm trying to stay honest here.
Take the rest of the lines of Martina’s song.
In my daughter’s eyes, everyone is equal. Darkness turns to light and the world is at peace. This miracle God gave to me gives me strength when I am weak. I find reason to believe in my daughter’s eyes.
I could definitely sing this song to my 2 daughters, and to my son for that matter. They have truly been such a God-send in my life. They have taught me some lessons that you would think I would have known at this age, but that I obviously hadn’t learned.
Lessons like learning to let go of the fear of the unknown and leaving the unknown in God’s hands alone.
My daughters are quite opposite of one another in their own right. My son is a mixture of the two, with a little of his own uniqueness sprinkled in. But they all love Jesus. And when this life is said and done, I pray amidst my fear of the unknown, that I have had some part in who they have become in Him, because I KNOW they have had a huge part of who I am in Him.
