Just for moms...even on Saturday...because our job and our thoughts don't stop...ever!
Reading and thinking through Proverbs 4 this morning convicted me and by the time I got to verse 23, I finally said it out loud, "Help me do that, Lord! Please! I need extra help with that right now!"
KEEP THY HEART WITH ALL DILIGENCE; FOR OUT OF IT ARE THE ISSUES OF LIFE.
When God created me...and all things...He created me...and all things for His glory! We started our K5 year with this truth every day in our Bible class. The Creator knows His creation! He did not leave us to deal with life alone! He demonstrated that in the Garden after Eve chose to eat the fruit that God had instructed her and Adam not to eat. God still came to the Garden to meet Adam and Eve in the cool of the evening...knowing they had eaten the fruit, knowing they were hiding in shame, and knowing their relationship with Him was changed forever. The beautiful creation that God said was "very good" was now "messed up". BUT GOD...in His love, in His mercy, and in His grace...provided for Adam and Eve. He has provided for me...for you...for the world...and He does not make us guess what He has for us! God used forty men to write His Words...that we might know...and have life...life more abundantly. John 10:10
So I go back to what I know and then look at what God is teaching me in His Word today:
I cannot keep something (my heart) with all diligence (careful and persistent work or effort) if I do not understand what I am keeping...my heart is the seat of my emotions which affects my mental state. Emotions are very strong in the life of a woman! They change all the time and often rapidly! Emotions strongly affect every part of life (the good, the bad, and the ugly) and can color every situation beautifully...or terribly. When our emotions are out of control, life gets ugly and thoughts swirl like a tornado...constantly gathering debris that causes damage. My heart is also my spiritual self. We are all born with a sinful heart. That sin separates us from a relationship with God. But He sent His son to die on the cross and His blood covers our sin. God's free gift to us to accept. I can do nothing...because Jesus did it all! It is done!
When I was five years old, I listened as my mother shared another Bible story with her children. I had heard stories and songs of Jesus since I had been a baby in her arms. But this time...the truth sank in...Jesus died on the cross for me! All the pain and suffering...for me. I asked Jesus to take away my sins and be my Savior (January 1975). He wrote my name in the Lamb's Book of Life. I have a home in Heaven. No person or no situation can take that away! And God has given me...given you...given the world...the how to instructions for living life as His child. He provided for His children...He always has!
I do not have to guess what to do when I am sad and fearful or happy and rejoicing! God has given us help for all things that pertain to life and godliness. 2 Peter 1:3 We have the freedom to make the choice to accept that help every day. Nowhere in His Word did God say life as His child would be easy...but we have help...we do not have to go alone!
With love from this mom who is looking back at what God has done...and rejoicing,
Just a mom savoring a quiet Saturday morning
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