We take our son driving every day for about an hour. It is his time to be in control and he directs us from the back seat, telling us to go left, right, or straight to get to his favorite destinations (currently wherever construction is happening).
His primary rule is no music.
I quickly became conditioned. Sometimes, when he isn’t even in the car, I drive around on autopilot in silence, like a fool, wasting the opportunity to blast my playlist and sing along.
One night, he asked to go for a drive and I was exhausted. So I agreed with one condition–Mommy would get to play 2 of her songs.
To my shock, he agreed.
So as we approached the end of my two songs, I heard his little voice from the backseat.
“I….see….the….light!”
Every word was perfectly pronounced and intentionally spaced out for clarity.
?!
I pulled over.
“What did you say?”
“I…see…the…light…Hillsong!”
🤯
I immediately searched and, sure enough, found the song with this exact title by Hillsong. I added it to our playlist and it became our soundtrack for the rest of the drive.
I had so much to praise God for in this small moment. My son, who struggled with speech and could not yet form full sentences, was able to request a song appropriately, using the full title and the artist who sang it. And don’t even get me started on how my momma’s heart swelled that he wanted to listen to a praise song.
Even more amazing—when I shared this with my husband, he said he had never listened to the song. That means Caleb found it completely independently.
It is now one of my favorite songs.
I am thankful to Hillsong for creating music that spoke to my kid enough for him to request it by name and for the lyrics that filled our car ride that night.
Lord, thank you for ministering to my kid and reminding me that he is Your child first. You seek him out in ways I may never know and care for him regardless of me and my performance as a mom. I do not have to worry. All praise to You. Amen.