Upset 😢

David is so hands on preparing for Sunday school - he's the one who arrange the chairs and tables and lay down the crafts.

Sunday School prep:

As you know over the weekend, David and I did some crafts to prepare for the Easter so kids could do something at church. Our David was so excited and really has planned to share about God. 👉Saturday Solitude

The next day Easter, however, there were not any kids joined the church and it made super David upset and cried. I saw how he struggled dealing with it.

His repetitive words and tears kept on "I am sad and upset why didn't they come today?"

Our comforting words didn't matter anything 😌😓 I thought he would do some meltdown during the worship singing. But thank God, he just stood there with us (and of course with pouting lips and continuous tears flowing).

Normally, if our words would not matter to him, we would reprimand/ bring him to go somewhere else first to process that feeling and will have a good talking about it.

I was actually a bit pressured, because what if dad and I would lose our temper and snap out of it (like we are sometimes) 😕😔😟😢?

On my mind: Oh my, and it is even during the worship service and in few minutes, we will be up in the pulpit (I would render a special song and Vandy is due to preach right after).

Honestly, I was a bit bothered that time but remained quiet because even me I am also processing. I prayed for peace and quick action on what to do next - how are we going to handle it, Lord?

I know Dad took him aside and whispered:

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"I know it is upsetting that kids didn't come today, it's nobody's fault. We can't force them to be here. You don’t need to feel down/sad. Cheer up you could still share to them next time.

We could give these eggs to the children on the way home later.

We are celebrating Jesus resurrection today remember?"

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Somehow, David listened but still needed the time to think and sort out on his own.

By God's grace - after 30 minutes:

David: I’m ok now mom, thank you for comforting me

Have you ever felt this way?

As parents, what would you do on this pressing situation?

Looking on a hindsight, it's actually just so easy to outburst and lose our senses in a snap right? How will I respond?

David is naturally kind and gentle but once get triggered - he becomes a different person. He is still navigating his emotions and still learning right responses.

It takes a lot of patience.

That even him and us would be frustrated at times.

It's just so easy to blame it to his condition on having a mild autism, but I believe it would be very unfair to do so. We love our son, and we don't treat him differently. Yes, he is a unique individual and as much as possible we would be there and help him go over and manage his frustrations like other kids do.

Today, I was reading at Ephesians 6:12 and this scenario last Sunday occurred to me.

I do agree and believe God is indeed real and always been ever present in all my undertakings. I am glad that I serve a living Saviour. 

However, I also need to remember that evil is also present. The scheming is to deceive us and take away those that making us closer to God. Stirring our emotions and making us be on disbelief on the godly values that were already instilled to us. 

We should not let him do this to us, since we have the power to discern it. 

It's true that our enemies are against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places as mentioned in Ephesians 6:12