God in all His glory, His power, His vastness, chooses to share His character with us. I am so humbled by that fact.
My children are truly awesome. And I take credit for their compassionate, loving ways. For their good manners, for their creative souls. But now there are days when they are downright difficult; and that does not take away from their awesomeness. On those days, am I quick to take credit for their misbehavior? Not really. Who am I kidding, not at all. Until recently I realized the more they get to know me and dwell with me, they take on my character. Now of course I've always known that children watch and mimic their parents, but this new realization was different. Besides being unique individuals who are ultimately their own persons, they learn and cleave to my perceptions, my values, my ways of being. It is more than being a way because mommy said so. They model what they see to be correct, whether my behavior is correct or not.
When my girls are grown women (which sounds way too far off to be discussing now, but I truly believe is not) what is truly going to matter is their character (in my book anyway). Will they be living for God? Will they seek to please Him with all of their actions and all of their thoughts. Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your soul and with all your mind. - Matthew 22:37 It will be wonderful that they know how to play piano, or perform a stunning arabesque, but displaying patience in the midst of chaos, or having the glow of joy radiating from their beings is without question, priceless. Giving to the needy and always willing to be of help to someone are characteristics I want to see in my girls. Now am I always patient in the midst of chaos? Does joy emanate from my being every moment of every day? No. But this is my goal, and my inspiration lies within the bodies of three precious innocent little souls, whose very quality of life depends on my decisions. I want them to be women of virtue, displaying self-control in their ways and eager to please the Lord. I want to teach in the way that I live my life that I get the message of Jesus Christ. That He, my precious Lord did not die in vain.
They are my inspiration, but the desire comes from the Lord. Just as my children follow in my ways so do the children of God follow in His ways when we dwell with Him. He is the Father of us all, willing and eager to walk with us, teach us, gently correct us, love us, and share with us His character.
Truth is God gets all the credit and glory for fashioning my little darlings, and conclusively their quality of life will depend on His will for their lives, but for now He has entrusted them to me and my husband. And we plan on being our very best for them, for they are learning from us every single day.
In Love and Kindness.....
In Love and Kindness.....
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