Thinking on this Lord,
I know I need to look at this command from you a little more carefully. I guess we should
I know I need to look at this command from you a little more carefully. I guess we should
think of it as more than a suggestion, and call it a command.
I’ve always understood that scripture to mean that you ask us to bring our children to you. Take our children to church. Pray with them. Speak to them about you.
I think that is the essential part of what you are talking about here. After all, if we do not bring
our children to you, who will?
I also wonder if you are not talking about us spending more time with our children, really?
More Time??!!
Well, if we think about what you are asking, and try to have this mind and heart of yours, then maybe you are suggesting that we spend more quality time. Time that truly counts.
I’m a grandparent now, but I certainly recall the days of parenthood. The baby part, although
so tiring, was such bliss, but as my children started growing physically and mentally, there came more demands. Yes, it was wonderful. All their stages of growth gave meaning to our lives, but
I sometimes wondered was there any rest for me? The children’s desires were being met, but what about mine? I was able to be a stay-at-home mom, but like every parent, I still had many problems to work through. I’m sure my husband, after a long day’s work, was feeling the same as myself.
Sometimes the word, "HELP!" seemed the only one I could muster.
I also remember the days when all was well, and I felt tremendous blessings from my children. It was hard to see some of those frustrating days as blessings from your hand Father, but thankfully, as I was able to look back on my life and see they were. My children needed help in growing up, and so did I !!
Children have a way of reminding us of our own inadequacies and even selfishness at times. I believe they are placed in our lives to drive us closer to you Lord, and to each other.
I think today we have so many demands placed on us that we feel enslaved to them. I do believe however, that if we were to seek you first, each and every day, and ask you to order our steps,
our days would not only be easier- but more fulfilling. It’s all about this thing called faith, and that of your plans being fulfilled in our lives.
Faith is not all about being able to tolerate our children’s bad behaviors, but being able to see the lessons that will give them good advice for their future.
Talks that will change their bad behavior into good. So many times, in correcting my kids, I saw the same things I didn’t like about them, operating in me. That kind of thing keeps one humble.
Thanks Lord, I needed that as well.
Being a parent is wonderful, but some days are not very rewarding. Our kids want their ways and we can’t always let them have their way. When I was growing up children were to be seen- not heard. Children need to be heard and their needs met of course, but we have to teach them the
proper way to make their voices heard, and that isn’t always easy.
Our own kids always wanted our attention. We called them the ‘watch me’ kids, for they wanted our attention all the time. We enjoyed all their ‘productions’- tv had to take second place.
I think, looking back, that when I reconciled my needs to theirs, everything was a whole lot
better. I guess that’s true of a lot of things in this life.
Giving of ourselves- our true identities - to our kids, without grumbling and complaining is so much better. It’s impossible to give our kids all our time- but, we can look for opportunities.
Sometimes just being silly with them is all they are wanting. I know my Mom, in her latter years,
made known to my hubby and me, the need to play with our kids- instead of so much discipline.
It’s seems so easy to see these things when we are older, because Mom’s younger self did not put up with any nonsense and strict discipline was usually the norm. We did have our fun at times.
I think she was telling us that getting so upset over our kid’s misbehavior, isn’t worth it.. They are children and we are adults and we have to be smarter than that.
We have come through all the learning areas they are passing through now, and am I glad about that one! . Hopefully, we have learned from the advice, discipline and whatever tools each of our parents used to enforce the ‘rules’ laid down, not to demand our ways in life.
It’s not easy being a parent. Nothing worthwhile in this life is easy. The benefits far outweigh the
tiring days and sleepless nights.
It’s not just a duty, but truly a blessing from God.
So, Father in Heaven,
hopefully, if our kids, see your love operating in us more, they will want more of it as they reach
the teen years and adults.
Patience? Someone said to me, "Don’t even pray for this, for if you
do you will have more situations were you have to exercise it".
I think it is good to pray not just for patience, but for the ability to see and view a child as you do.
You loved children. You still do.
We love our children, there is nothing we would not do for them. We care for them. We protect them. Of course, we enjoy them.
Children need to see that we enjoy them with snotty noses and snotty dispositions, and all that goes with their packaging.. That is so important to show your unconditional love.
Maybe we all need that picture we have seen on our Sunday school walls. You, Lord Jesus,
welcoming the children with open arms and an endless smile.
Help us all Lord. Help all the parents of the world today to see each child as a true blessing from
your hands- and help each one to not only have the time for their children, but put it to good use.
God, please give us time for everything we need to do today, and reveal to us how to order our days.
Some days won’t go the way we plan, but that’s ok. We have to have a willing heart and attitude and its not always easy when our kids are frustrating us. Certainly, as we put into practice what you desire Lord, when they grown, we and they will be able to look back on our lives with good memories.
Help all those today, Lord, who deal with children. Parents, grandparents, teachers, etc., because
children need our love and support. Thank you for all the people you have placed in our lives that show your patience and love and kindness- and for those you place in our children’s paths.
So God, help us all. Children, young and old. We are all your children.
In Jesus’s Name. Amen
I’ve always understood that scripture to mean that you ask us to bring our children to you. Take our children to church. Pray with them. Speak to them about you.
I think that is the essential part of what you are talking about here. After all, if we do not bring
our children to you, who will?
I also wonder if you are not talking about us spending more time with our children, really?
More Time??!!
Well, if we think about what you are asking, and try to have this mind and heart of yours, then maybe you are suggesting that we spend more quality time. Time that truly counts.
I’m a grandparent now, but I certainly recall the days of parenthood. The baby part, although
so tiring, was such bliss, but as my children started growing physically and mentally, there came more demands. Yes, it was wonderful. All their stages of growth gave meaning to our lives, but
I sometimes wondered was there any rest for me? The children’s desires were being met, but what about mine? I was able to be a stay-at-home mom, but like every parent, I still had many problems to work through. I’m sure my husband, after a long day’s work, was feeling the same as myself.
Sometimes the word, "HELP!" seemed the only one I could muster.
I also remember the days when all was well, and I felt tremendous blessings from my children. It was hard to see some of those frustrating days as blessings from your hand Father, but thankfully, as I was able to look back on my life and see they were. My children needed help in growing up, and so did I !!
Children have a way of reminding us of our own inadequacies and even selfishness at times. I believe they are placed in our lives to drive us closer to you Lord, and to each other.
I think today we have so many demands placed on us that we feel enslaved to them. I do believe however, that if we were to seek you first, each and every day, and ask you to order our steps,
our days would not only be easier- but more fulfilling. It’s all about this thing called faith, and that of your plans being fulfilled in our lives.
Faith is not all about being able to tolerate our children’s bad behaviors, but being able to see the lessons that will give them good advice for their future.
Talks that will change their bad behavior into good. So many times, in correcting my kids, I saw the same things I didn’t like about them, operating in me. That kind of thing keeps one humble.
Thanks Lord, I needed that as well.
Being a parent is wonderful, but some days are not very rewarding. Our kids want their ways and we can’t always let them have their way. When I was growing up children were to be seen- not heard. Children need to be heard and their needs met of course, but we have to teach them the
proper way to make their voices heard, and that isn’t always easy.
Our own kids always wanted our attention. We called them the ‘watch me’ kids, for they wanted our attention all the time. We enjoyed all their ‘productions’- tv had to take second place.
I think, looking back, that when I reconciled my needs to theirs, everything was a whole lot
better. I guess that’s true of a lot of things in this life.
Giving of ourselves- our true identities - to our kids, without grumbling and complaining is so much better. It’s impossible to give our kids all our time- but, we can look for opportunities.
Sometimes just being silly with them is all they are wanting. I know my Mom, in her latter years,
made known to my hubby and me, the need to play with our kids- instead of so much discipline.
It’s seems so easy to see these things when we are older, because Mom’s younger self did not put up with any nonsense and strict discipline was usually the norm. We did have our fun at times.
I think she was telling us that getting so upset over our kid’s misbehavior, isn’t worth it.. They are children and we are adults and we have to be smarter than that.
We have come through all the learning areas they are passing through now, and am I glad about that one! . Hopefully, we have learned from the advice, discipline and whatever tools each of our parents used to enforce the ‘rules’ laid down, not to demand our ways in life.
It’s not easy being a parent. Nothing worthwhile in this life is easy. The benefits far outweigh the
tiring days and sleepless nights.
It’s not just a duty, but truly a blessing from God.
So, Father in Heaven,
hopefully, if our kids, see your love operating in us more, they will want more of it as they reach
the teen years and adults.
Patience? Someone said to me, "Don’t even pray for this, for if you
do you will have more situations were you have to exercise it".
I think it is good to pray not just for patience, but for the ability to see and view a child as you do.
You loved children. You still do.
We love our children, there is nothing we would not do for them. We care for them. We protect them. Of course, we enjoy them.
Children need to see that we enjoy them with snotty noses and snotty dispositions, and all that goes with their packaging.. That is so important to show your unconditional love.
Maybe we all need that picture we have seen on our Sunday school walls. You, Lord Jesus,
welcoming the children with open arms and an endless smile.
Help us all Lord. Help all the parents of the world today to see each child as a true blessing from
your hands- and help each one to not only have the time for their children, but put it to good use.
God, please give us time for everything we need to do today, and reveal to us how to order our days.
Some days won’t go the way we plan, but that’s ok. We have to have a willing heart and attitude and its not always easy when our kids are frustrating us. Certainly, as we put into practice what you desire Lord, when they grown, we and they will be able to look back on our lives with good memories.
Help all those today, Lord, who deal with children. Parents, grandparents, teachers, etc., because
children need our love and support. Thank you for all the people you have placed in our lives that show your patience and love and kindness- and for those you place in our children’s paths.
So God, help us all. Children, young and old. We are all your children.
In Jesus’s Name. Amen
by the way, the little ballerina is my daughter as a child. She has grown into a wonderful adult and caring mother of three.
The little boy Alfalfa, shown with his cousins, has made us proud as well. He and his wife are expecting twins any day now.
Blessings just keep on coming our way and especially, if we commit all to our Lord.
Thanks for reading- for stopping by.
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