How well do you know your children's hearts? What are you doing to ensure they are receiving exactly what God wants them to have in their childhood? Our world is so...go, go, go today and sometimes time can go by with our busy schedules consuming us that we may not be taking the time to really "talk" to our kids; much less be meeting their needs. For the last several months, God has been tugging on my heartstrings to simplify my life to help move my children to the forefront. He is removing distractions from my life one at a time to help me focus only on Him and my children. Afterall, what is more important than pouring Him into them???
Tuesday night I went to Southeast Christian for their Christmas Joy program to hear Esther Burroughs speak! What a delight to hear from a wise Christian woman, speaking God's Word's directly to my soul! She spoke of creating a legacy to leave behind for your children, to let your children see you on your knees before God, to let them see your Bible open because you are soaking in His Word and encourage them to do the same, to make family traditions centered around Christ that your children can model to their children and have it pass from generation to generation until the return of Christ. I laughed and I cried through the whole program. One particular thing she talked about that just brings me to my knees to beg God for is for mature Christian women to reach out to single moms and take them under their wing to encourage and lift them up. I have a good, solid relationship with Christ, but what I wouldn't give for God to send someone to take us in and invest in my family. My intentions with my kids are in the right place, but life as a single mom is hard to juggle and fit all the best things for them in, not even mentioning the stuff that's good that they enjoy doing. Sometimes I lose sight of being a perfect example of God's grace and mercy and am that imperfect human that just says the wrong thing, loses my temper when they just won't STOP fighting over something, forgets to pray over a meal, etc. We get so busy that I don't always get a devotional time with them, and quite honestly, sometimes I don't get my quiet time with God either. A combination of those two things missing alone can create a disastrous day in an instant.
What do I want to change? I want to believe God MORE, trust Him MORE, depend on Him MORE, turn to Him first MORE. I believe when we right our relationship with Him, things tend to fall in place more so than us doing them our way. I want to give up control of the little things, and the big ones. I want to laugh more with my kids, play more board games, go to the park more, play legos and Barbies more. Take more spontaneous day road trips. I want to fill their little heads with my mommy loves me SO much that she always makes time for us! I want to teach them about God MORE! So, what am I going to change first? I'll have to get back with you on that, but I'm thinking MORE laughs first!!!
Tuesday night I went to Southeast Christian for their Christmas Joy program to hear Esther Burroughs speak! What a delight to hear from a wise Christian woman, speaking God's Word's directly to my soul! She spoke of creating a legacy to leave behind for your children, to let your children see you on your knees before God, to let them see your Bible open because you are soaking in His Word and encourage them to do the same, to make family traditions centered around Christ that your children can model to their children and have it pass from generation to generation until the return of Christ. I laughed and I cried through the whole program. One particular thing she talked about that just brings me to my knees to beg God for is for mature Christian women to reach out to single moms and take them under their wing to encourage and lift them up. I have a good, solid relationship with Christ, but what I wouldn't give for God to send someone to take us in and invest in my family. My intentions with my kids are in the right place, but life as a single mom is hard to juggle and fit all the best things for them in, not even mentioning the stuff that's good that they enjoy doing. Sometimes I lose sight of being a perfect example of God's grace and mercy and am that imperfect human that just says the wrong thing, loses my temper when they just won't STOP fighting over something, forgets to pray over a meal, etc. We get so busy that I don't always get a devotional time with them, and quite honestly, sometimes I don't get my quiet time with God either. A combination of those two things missing alone can create a disastrous day in an instant.
What do I want to change? I want to believe God MORE, trust Him MORE, depend on Him MORE, turn to Him first MORE. I believe when we right our relationship with Him, things tend to fall in place more so than us doing them our way. I want to give up control of the little things, and the big ones. I want to laugh more with my kids, play more board games, go to the park more, play legos and Barbies more. Take more spontaneous day road trips. I want to fill their little heads with my mommy loves me SO much that she always makes time for us! I want to teach them about God MORE! So, what am I going to change first? I'll have to get back with you on that, but I'm thinking MORE laughs first!!!
