I have had a cold settle into my chest and it has left me with little to no voice for 3 days now. It is amazing, I always think that yelling gets the kids attention, but over the last few days I can only whisper and boy does that make the kids quiet and listen. Now Matt has lost his voice also, so the kids are almost silent around the house. Isn't that funny?
I truely believe God uses the most unique situations to show us the way!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Have you ever tried to balalnce it all by yourself???
I have this life!! It has all been created, enhanced, and sustained by my creator our Father in Heaven.
I look around and I have a husband I love and who I grow more to love everyday (yes even after almost 11 years of marriage and 17 years of knowing), I have 4 kids - who are growing up before my eyes (my baby is 4 1/2), I have an important job of taking care of 2 precious children over 40 hours a week who are not even mine yet I adore, I have a household to run and finances to manage that constantly hang in the balance, I have a sport I love and am improving at everyday, and I am probably trying to balance other things as well that I can't even think of right now.
If I sat down and really thought hard about:
how does this all work?
how does everything gets done?
do I do things for myself?
are my kids getting enough attention?
does my husband get enough attention?
.
.
.
.
I could go on forever...
I would also have a nervous break down!!
But then I remember it all needs to go back to my father
He says "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
When I sit down for a quiet time all to myself with my Lord I feel that calm and the day seems to have so much more time to it and everything goes better. When we give up our finances to God and give Him His 10% plus we come out with so much more in the end. When I first ask for guidance and then I quietly discipline the kids they understand and listen better.
Why then so many times do I skip my quiet time because I don't have "time?" Why do we take Gods money and say we don't have "enough?" Why do I yell and then not understand why they don't even care what I say?
I have learned and I must remember that through God life runs smooth and my burdens are truly lifted.
There is absolutely no way to balance it all without God, something will fall and break and something else will slide and get lost and I could look like a circus seal trying to balance all those balls on my nose or I could sit down at the start of everyday and read the word and pray and listen to Gods plan and wisdom for my life.
I look around and I have a husband I love and who I grow more to love everyday (yes even after almost 11 years of marriage and 17 years of knowing), I have 4 kids - who are growing up before my eyes (my baby is 4 1/2), I have an important job of taking care of 2 precious children over 40 hours a week who are not even mine yet I adore, I have a household to run and finances to manage that constantly hang in the balance, I have a sport I love and am improving at everyday, and I am probably trying to balance other things as well that I can't even think of right now.
If I sat down and really thought hard about:
how does this all work?
how does everything gets done?
do I do things for myself?
are my kids getting enough attention?
does my husband get enough attention?
.
.
.
.
I could go on forever...
I would also have a nervous break down!!
But then I remember it all needs to go back to my father
He says "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
When I sit down for a quiet time all to myself with my Lord I feel that calm and the day seems to have so much more time to it and everything goes better. When we give up our finances to God and give Him His 10% plus we come out with so much more in the end. When I first ask for guidance and then I quietly discipline the kids they understand and listen better.
Why then so many times do I skip my quiet time because I don't have "time?" Why do we take Gods money and say we don't have "enough?" Why do I yell and then not understand why they don't even care what I say?
I have learned and I must remember that through God life runs smooth and my burdens are truly lifted.
There is absolutely no way to balance it all without God, something will fall and break and something else will slide and get lost and I could look like a circus seal trying to balance all those balls on my nose or I could sit down at the start of everyday and read the word and pray and listen to Gods plan and wisdom for my life.
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