For the past few days, I had been noticing something different about Jet. to the point that every time I looked at him, I was overwhelmed with how attractive he is. :)
Now don't get me wrong. On any given day, I think my My Man is pretty smokin'.
But you know how it is when someone gets a new haircut and they just look different? Well, it was like that. There was just something different about him, though nothing overtly obvious.
Just enough of a little sumpin' that I could only sit and stare. taking in the hubby eye candy. heh heh
Well, Friday night was no different. I found myself just watching him move around the room. completely marveling in how attracted I was to this man. When suddenly, I had to ask:
"Jet, have you grown?"
Now obviously I didn't expect a 32 year-old man to say "Why yes. Yes, I have." In fact, I think I rather shocked myself to have thought such a random thing.
But still, I couldn't help myself. The question had to be asked. If nothing else, just to verbalize what suddenly occurred to me as I looked at him.
He looked undeniably taller.
Turning to face me, he looked at me like I had two heads. And though he didn't say it out loud, I'm sure he was thinking something akin to "Poor woman. You've been cooped up far too long with preschool midgets."
Instead he said the obvious answer. Uh, no.
"Well, tomorrow I'm going to measure you." For some reason, I couldn't back down.
Well, not that I ever back down. But that's another story. :)
The next morning (Saturday), as I watched him play with the girls, something else stood out to me. He was broader. I was sure of it. But having no recorded measurement of his shoulder width in which to compare...cause really, who measures that stuff?... I suddenly remembered his height.
Sweet! Let's see if there's anything to this random question that flew out of my mouth last night!
"Alrighty Jet...it's Measuring Time!"
Backing him up to the wall, I marked the top of his head, pressing my finger against the numbers. Stepping back, he looked to where my finger was, saying..."See, exactly 5 foot 10. Just like always."
"And a half." I corrected him, moving my fat ol' thumb to point the exact spot where he came to.
...I can't remember everything that happened in the moments that followed, though I'm sure it was a comical sight. At least from the Heavenly Throne Room. Where I know the Lord, all pleased with His Bad ol' Self, was smiling at our discovery.
Jet had grown exactly a half inch.
We measured three different times. in different places around the house. just because. I even pushed down his hair with the ruler to make sure that that wasn't given him any additional height. I was pushing so hard, I think I left an indention in his scalp. *whoops*
Trust me, we wanted to make sure of the validity of our little discovery. And each time it came back that he had grown exactly one-half inch. to the mark.
Sometime later, we were talking about the significance of it...the random favor all over it...the complete craziness of it. when God showed me a scripture to display the prophetic symbolism behind it.
"And he increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and with man." Luke 2:52
The Lord, in a very intimate way, was showing both of us that His hand of favor is upon Jet. that he is growing in both wisdom and in favor. and even a little "stature" to boot.
Obviously it's very much a God-thing. Because really, who notices a 1/2 inch of growth like it's a marked difference?!! Even now, days later, I have to wonder what it was that I noticed. how in the world I could tell that he was taller?!
It just has to be the Lord. He caused me to see it...so that we would know what He had done...so that we would know that He was on the move, causing a stirring in our lives.
I have to admit, the whole thing just revved up our expectation for the things of Favor to come. Because even though Jet has always wanted to be a little taller, it obviously wasn't something he was asking for. God just threw that in for the sheer fun of it.
Because He's like that.
