Day Two- watch! watch!

Genesis 28:15
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

Today Wyatt (my rambunctious two year old) started something new.  Just to give you a little back ground, Wyatt is full of life, constantly going at one speed (fast) and loves to be the center of attention.  He is always dancing or singing or digging in the dirt.  He deeply loves his baby brother and isn't satisfied unless he gives him one hundred kisses a day (if you think I am joking ask me or Jacob).  Today Wyatt was on the bed while I was feeding the baby and looked at me wide eyed and said, "watch, mama, watch!"  I looked up at him and said, "okay."  Once he knew he had my attention Wyatt looked at Camden (my 4 month old, who keep in mind was very entranced with his meal) and said, "Cam, watch, watch."  Being the adult and knowing Camdens cognative skills a little more than Wyatt I said, "okay Cam is watching."  Wyatt proceeded to throw the pillow on the bed, take two giant steps, and pile drive it, all the while yelling "JUMP".  Then he hopped back up and said "watch, watch." again and again.  Later during bath time same thing, "watch, mama, watch." Then he had to show me what a big boy he was and dump water over his head and blow bubbles.
As a child Wyatt has been watched his whole life, whether he knew it or not.  But now at the ripe old age of two he is craving to know he is being watched, he wants to know that eyes are on him, that his actions have an impact and are important to others.  As a servant of God, I also love knowing that I God is watching me, constantly.  He knows all of my actions, flaws, failures, sorrows, hopes, dreams, and desires.  I love knowing that even if I tried I could not hide from God.
I often wonder the same of God, he assures us that he is watching us always, but how much does he crave for us to watch him too.  That as his loving and faithful servants we are being watched and cared for.  Just like Abraham and his following generations were watched after.  But I had to stop and think or wonder, do we watch for God as often or at all the way he watches us?  So next time (which I am sure will be very soon) when Wyatt asks me to "watch, mama, watch" I will watch him and think of how I can be watching for God in my life, how I can be constantly caring; the same way he constantly cares for all of his children.  But more importantly that I can instill in my children that not only am I watching them, but God is too and he will not stop until his promise is fulfilled.