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Dec. 15, 2008

Jesus in my shoes

Posted in Being a mom

If Jesus woke up in my shoes today - how would He handle my day?

I am finding myself asking this question more and more often lately.  In the everyday challenges of being a mom I sometimes find myself in situations that I don't know instinctively how to handle.  Or, I might react in way that produces the desired results but doesn't necessarily get to the heart of the matter. 

I am trying to remind myself to look to our Heavenly Father who knows all about our challenges and can walk us through how to best handle each situation.
God has or parenting answers.  He knows better than any of us how to handle:
Attitudes
Disobedience
Disrespectfulness
Laziness
ALL these heart issues! (in my children and myself!)

While I will never be Christ-like in ALL that I do, I determined to try to put everything in His hands and act and re-act only after prayer and reflecting on the question of
"If Jesus woke up in my shoes today - how would He handle my day?"



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Dec. 15, 2008 - <em>Untitled Comment</em>

Posted by hsfamily
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Oh my goodness - how ironic we both posted about similar issues. And all four things you mentioned: attitudes, disobedience, disrespectfulness, and laziness are things my husband and I deal with - with our teen. I love your question: "If Jesus woke up in my shoes today - how would He handle my day?" What a great question to ask each morning. Our dealings with our teen sometimes just plum wears me out emotionally! We are so blessed to have such a loving Heavenly Father who strengthens us with His strength to face what comes our way each day.

Hope you have a wonderful day!
Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/salt

Edited by hsfamily on Dec. 15, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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Ok, I needed to read this today. thanks for sharing...

I'm getting ready for our trip... 5 more days until we leave!!! We did have a celebration this weekend. Come on by and take a look...

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