My Husband’s Letter to Our Daughter

My Husband’s Letter to Our Daughter

Eight years ago — although I would not admit it until much later — I fell in love with my quiet husband through his written words. After reading this letter he wrote to our daughter, a part of me fell in love with him even more.

My daughter, how you have stolen my heart. Already I cannot imagine life without you. You are only a handful in size, kicking and pushing from the safety of your mother’s belly, the full extent of your known world. My eyes have yet to see you, other than the tiny glimpse allowed by technology. With my ears I have heard you, though. Only a few short weeks after we knew you existed, the midwife placed that probe on your mother’s belly and whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, your tiny heart filled the room with sound. A lump instantly formed in my throat. I was smitten from the very first “whoosh.” Even then I would have given everything I possess to keep you. No price would have been too high.

Your mother and I love you more than you could possibly fathom. I suppose it will be many years until you are able to fully understand the depth of this love. Even though we will do our best to show it to you as you grown up, the day you fully understand this love may very well be the day, if the Lord wills, that you yourself are all grown up and have a new life inside you. Then you will understand how much we have loved and do love you. This is the beauty and ways of God who formed you. It was His good will to allow us to know this love that is so deep, it is hard to put into words, so abandoned of self, that we would go to any length–even giving our own lives to save yours. He lets us know this love because it is a small taste of the love He feels towards us. The only one who could possibly love you more than your mother or I do is the One who formed you and gave you the breath of life. He not only would give His life to save you, he has done so–suffering terrible things so that you could be with Him one day and He with you. No matter what you must face or go through in your time on earth, you can always know that you are loved with a love that is so deep, it has no bottom, and reaches so high, it has no top. He is passionately in love with you and will pursue your heart from day one of your life. You are more precious than all the silver in the world, more valuable than every ounce of gold on earth. Your mother and I are in awe of the Lord’s goodness; that He is allowing us to have you, to hold you and raise you up from baby to girl to woman. You are the biggest, most valuable gift we have ever been given; I hope and pray you will grow up knowing and believing that.

Oh, my little daughter, I must be honest with you and warn you about the day you will live in. I cannot hide from you the fact that life will not always be easy; life will not always seem beautiful. You will likely face things and times that are very hard. You are being born into a fallen world ruled by much evil and injustice. It is with a mixture of excitement and dread that I must tell you the system and ways of this world, as assuredly as the sun rises every morning, are coming to an end. Evil and immorality are on the rise. There is so much wickedness on earth it feels hopeless and scary to be bringing you up in this day. How oh how can we protect you? In my mind I fear for you, of what you will have to face. I want to keep you from every evil thing, but I know that I cannot. In my heart though, I know that I must give you over to the One who loves you more than I do. He is able to protect you, and I know He will. Put your trust in Him and you will find that even in the midst of a raging storm, you can have true peace and be filled with the joy that only He can give. It is a joy and peace that comes from the inside, and it is not reliant on everything being perfect on the outside. There is nothing you cannot face if you are on His side, for He has overcome this world and one day He is coming back for you.

So here is my prayer for you: I pray that even at a very young age you will recognize the One who is pursuing your heart and calling you; at a very young age you will learn to know and understand His voice. Just as He pursues you, so in turn go after and pursue Him. Find Him at a young age; don’t wait until you have made a mess of your life and are filled with regrets. Even though He will take you at any point, give in to His calling while you are still young with the prime of your life and days of your youth still ahead of you. He longs to be your everything and He will fill every void and longing in your soul.

I don’t pray that life will be easy for you; no, instead I pray that you will be filled with the Spirit and will face things boldly, and with every battle, your faith will grow until you are an unstoppable force for His kingdom. May you bring many, many souls along with you into everlasting life. Everything in life here may not be easy, but I do ask that you would truly love life and see it as a gift from God. That every morning you wake up, you would be glad. I pray that nothing would be able to shorten your days; that you would not go until He who put you here, says it time to take you away. May any and every plan the enemy of your soul has for you come to utter and complete defeat. Do not give the devil more credit than he deserves. Always see him as a defeated foe. The only way he can get to you is to deceive you, and in these days of such great deception, remember that. Do not give time to fear. Fear at its root is love of self. Fear is the opposite of trust, and you must overcome it if God is to use you. Understand the day that you live it. Most have no clue. Have spiritual eyes that are open. You are among those that may see the end of all things spoken of so long ago. But remember, the end must come before the new beginning can. It is the new beginning that we all long for and no matter what happens here, we will all meet up again at that time. You only must remain faithful till the end.

So, my daughter, there is my heart for you spilled out on page. We are so excited to see you and hold you. I am sure you will take up most all of our time, but I can think of nothing I would rather give my time to. You are a gift to us, and I hope you will grow up thinking that we are a gift to you, too. We are far from perfect, but we are going to do our best for you. That is all we can do. The rest we leave to God…you are in good hands.

Welcome to life!