It's hard sometimes to focus on the things that are important in life, and at times, even hard to count your blessings, but often when I am in a pit, I find relief by listing life's little pleasures. I hope the kidlets can learn to do the same. I have been told that my kids will watch how I respond to life and follow suit. That is a HUGE responsibility!!!! So, I went down the list of things in which I find pleasure:
- Birds chirping early in the morning as I awake
- Hearing my beautiful kids breathing as they sleep
- Watching the kids laugh and play
- Little unexpected hugs and kisses
- Random "I love yous"
- Hearing Sophia say, "We need to pray"
- The smell of fresh mowed lawn
- Sunny skies
- Good books
- A nice car to travel in
- Interviews that go extremely well
- Friends who love at all times just because the Bible says so regardless of big or little mistakes
- Scripture at the right moment (not always keen on it, but it hits the right spot when least expected)
- Crisp air and the heat of the sun on my back
- Unconditional Love
- God's grace and provision of salvation to sinful mankind
- Friends who can speak the truth even when it HURTS
- Unexpected adrenaline rushes
Some of these I share with the kids on some level, but mostly I just remind them of good things randomly throughout the day. The most important thing to me is that my kids grow up to be Christ followers. I want them to know Him in a real way and to encounter true joy in their lives. I want them to experience joy that even I haven't experienced fully. The tough part of that is that my decisions determine how much they will trust God. Seeing that in writing is scary! I am their authority and how I behave will either bless them or haunt them in the future. OH MY! I know I don't want to hear a list of ways that I made their lives hard or how my decisions caused them strife, but you know, I think no matter what I do, I'll still succomb to being human. I just pray that this humanity doesn't thwart my kids from having a real and living relationship day to day with Christ. If I can't pass on that legacy in a real way, I will have failed them.
So, in turn, I ask those around me who love God and live for him day by day to pray a hedge around us.
I am still working all of this out in my mind and hopefully it will hit my heart at some point.
1 comment:
i no im only 17 years old. but i still wanna say that i will be a "Friend who love at all times regardless of big or little mistakes I make" because i no if i make a mistake you will still love me. i love you deana!
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