I won’t and can’t claim that I am a perfect mother, enjoying rearing my children every minute of everyday. But, I definitely want to get it through my thick skull that children are a blessing and a reward. Why would I want to put them away from me? Just like the responsibilities that come with the other blessings from God, I should willingly take on that responsibility when I receive that blessing, and my attitude should not be one of “oh man they need me again!”, or “what now!?”
If I truly cherished and believed God’s word about children being a blessing, and a reward, I would not want to separate myself from them. I would look forward to those moments when I could teach them something and would enjoy sharing my life with them. I am a selfish woman, (aren’t we all selfish!?) and frequently I want some time away, or I want my kids to go away. But that is not what the Lord called us to.
Now even Jesus took time away from the disciples to be in prayer. So often, I think that being away from them in prayer is selfish but that’s not true. Or I think that giving up prayer/study time to be with them is some how ungodly (I used to pray and study for hours a day, which just isn’t practical these days). But the other day I was praying and was reminded that when I love those children I am loving HIM. When I give them my attentions, I am giving HIM my attention. “what you do to the least of these you do to Me” Do I take time away to pray? Absolutely. I don’t have to feel guilty about that either, because by loving Him I am loving them!
I never seem to want to put financial blessings away or abundance in house size or such. I generally am interested in going the distance to be a faithful steward of those things, so that I can have more! Shouldn’t I likewise go out of my way to be a good steward of the blessing of children?
Hello, I wanted to check out your site as you had commented on my xanga. I think it amazing that you also have a Jubilee. I haven’t met one yet;-) We named her in our year of Jubilee as we say…that year was a very hard one & my children had been praying for another baby as we had a 3 year space which I know the father willed…one of our sons was hit by a car when I was just 3 months along with her & the day after he died I felt that tiny movement in my stomache & I remember feeling so still inside of me & thinking for this child I must live…so Jubilee came to stay. what a pleasure she has been. Praise God! I totally understand about the post, you must be a normal mom. I feel like yesterday was one of those days & then I got crabby & the rest is history poor family…Thanks to God that His mercies are new every morning….
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If you come back and read this, please post your website again, because I was exploring so many the other day that I forgot which one is your’s!!
Mrs. Meg Logan