Diamond Epistles
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Overheard from our son while he was playing with his castle in his room: "Come on Knight. We have to rescue the dragon from the princess!!!" (little does he know! bwahaha) |
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It was Sunday morning and my turn to be worship leader.
I awoke, stumbled into the bathroom only to be met with overflowing garbage which I'd just emptied a day or so ago. I went through the house emptying garbage containers, muttering to myself that my whole family could be tripping over the garbage and they still wouldn't see it! And was I the only person in this whole house who could empty the garbage?? I went into the kitchen and was greeted by a sinkful of dirty dishes. When I'd gone to bed the night before, that sink was empty. And I hadn't even had so much as a glass of water yet.
I clanged and banged as I attacked the dishes with a vengeance. My husband was sitting in the living room having his coffee and reading MY Reflections magazine, that I hadn't even had time to open yet. I was feeling resentful and angry and somewhat sorry for myself.
Soon my husband came through the kitchen and asked what was wrong. Near tears, I told him that I was feeling resentful that he had time for coffee and Reflections, while, as worship leader, I really needed some time to go pray and get my frame of mind, and heart and spirit right. But I also had to deal with all these chores because my daughter was having guests for her birthday that afternoon. He offered to take over the dishes and I gratefully accepted his offer and went into our den and closed the sliding doors.
I put a worship CD on the stereo and knelt down to pray. I poured out my heart before God, and asked Him to cleanse my wrong spirit, and make me new. As the Holy Spirit breathed on me, the bad feelings just melted away. I felt lifted up and joy began to fill my heart. I prayed for our church service. There is nothing I want more, than to be able to minister unto my Lord, in praise and worship. I want to bless the Lord.
Then I heard a muffled, "Mom? Can you do my hair?"
"Maybe if I stay real still and quiet, she'll go away." I thought to myself.
It wasn't an audible voice, but I heard it loud and clear. "Inasmuch as ye do it to the least of these, you do it unto me" (Matthew 25:40)
She didn't go away. She became more insistant, now knocking at the door. "MOM! CAN YOU DO MY HAIR PLEASE?"
Conviction gripped my heart. "Oh my Lord! Oh Lord forgive me. I want to bless you. I want to praise You but it's not all just in the song. It's not all just in the praying. It's not all just in the shout. It's also in how we serve one another. Help me to be kind and gracious to my family, to my children. Help me not to see them as a constant interruption. Help me to see them as you do. Help me to remember that when I minister to them, that I AM ministering unto you."
I opened the sliding doors and gently brushed my daughter's hair.
I will bless the Lord. At ALL times!
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Mat 18:3-6 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. How often have we thought of children as a nuisance to be dealt with rather than a blessing? How often have we been unnecessarily harsh with them because they get on our nerves. How many of us stuff them away in the nursery, so that we can be more 'spiritual' in church, rather than taking the time to train them how to behave. How many times have we snickered a little at the thought of 'children's church' or children's ministries, as though it were somehow inferior to grown up church, and worse, gone as a spectator and not gotten involved in praying our little ones through? Children are very very important in the If we offend any of these little ones, if we are unnecessarily harsh with them, if we cause them to stumble and fall, it would be better for us to be drowned in the ocean than to offend a child. That's Jesus words. Not mine! Yes they must be trained, but they must be treated with loving care and respect. They have feelings, and those children that are not treated right, grow up into an adult society full of issues. How did Jesus react when children interrupted his sermon? Did he scold them and rebuke their mothers for not disciplining them? No, he took them on his lap and he blessed them, and he made them feel important. Children are a blessing from God. Jesus loves children. When we love on these little ones entrusted to our care we are also loving on Jesus. Lord, help us to love the children you have placed in our path. Help us to see them through Your eyes. |
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