My daughter is almost 5... Her constant concern usually seems to be peace. She is always asking if I'm having a good time. Or if my husband is having a good time. She tells us she loves us, constantly. Or she compliments us on something we are wearing or my earrings or my hair or necklace etc. It's amazing to me how children think! I am loved; get showered with compliments and apparently I am somebody she really wants to spend every waking hour with- being loving!
Which leads me to believe our most natural state is Love. Yes, I know we are all sinners. But, Love is what you need to abide by!
".....Love your enemies and pray" Matthew 5:44
".....And Love your neighbor as yourself" Matthew 19:19
".....Love the Lord your God" Matthew 22:37
".....Rather, Serve one another in Love" Galatians 5:15
My personal favorites that sum up Love.
"But the fruit of the spirit is Love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
Or commonly heard read during weddings,
"Love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrings. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
How much more clear does Jesus need to make it for us? Now I know this sounds like a long shot and we've all got our battle scars from this tough existence we call life but... What is the harm in Loving instead of replying with distaste?
All of these technological devices we have, they all have a default setting or a reset button, right? I think we do too. His name is Jesus. He will just get right in there and take over and set us straight. Get us back to our default setting. It might take some time but if we put our faith in Him, all things are possible.
How?
" I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me." Matthew 18: 3-5
Our children are being corrupted by the things we do, the things we say, the way we act. If, we are not living a righteous lifestyle. There are things we now, as adults look back at in our childhoods and wish we had never seen or heard, right? You as an adult or parent can make that difference now. By teaching your children to take all that love that they already have and multiply it with the power of Jesus! Jesus felt very strongly about the proper treatment and shaping of little children.
" But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in m to sin, if would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." Matthew 18:6
I guess, to some degree what I am saying is- pay close attention to your child. Notice what his or her motivating emotion is while interacting with you or your family. Is it love? Children speak the language of love better than most of us do. And I have to give credit to our little persons for doing something some adults aren't yet capable of doing!
Life is a long (yet short) learning process. We are always learning, growing, expanding and seeking. If we make the conscious effort to make the right choices and guide our little ones to make the right choices we could possibly help them avoid the kind of battle scars we are plagued with.
-God bless
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