Surrendering my children to the Lord in prayer on a daily basis is an absolute must. I have found that if I try to take things into my own hands and be "independent" from the Lord, it proves to bring some disastrous days. I feel stressed over things that usually don't bother me, I get overwhelmed very easily, and I sense a change in the spiritual atmosphere in my home. My kids act out and turn towards more rebellious behaivors that makes me wonder "where the heck did that come from?!".
Days like this have been rare, but they shake me. I literally have to just sit down and start praying, and I do so outloud. I think it's important to be an example to my kids that when we're having a hard day to turn to the Lord, right then and there. It helps them see that their mom is imperfect and doesn't always have the right answers, but when we turn to our pefect heavenly Father, he will be there in our midst. It's not uncommon for me to just start crying out to God in prayer or worship, and Riley will just turn to me and say "Momma praying".
I love the moments when I feel like God just wants to encourage me and love on me a little bit. Riley sometimes just puts her hands in the air and says things like "Praise the Lord" and, "Hallelujah". Cole will be sitting in his high chair and suddenly just clasp his hands together and say "Ah mee" (Amen). Sometimes it seems like I just forget that I need God every day to show me how to be, not just a good mom, but the mom He created me to be.
Wonderful!!
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