Speaking of doing hard things . . .
“May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable
in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.”
The power of my words poured both purposely and carelessly
into my children’s hearts scares me.
My mommy role often demands –
Immediate obedience
Adult responses to childhood
activities
Perfect timing
Cleaned up messes
Reciprocal love
None of the
above qualifies that I live in a real world.
As a result, my heart cascades as a waterfall of words. Many are not acceptable. Therein lies the hard thing.
I am a real mom with real kids who make real messes in a
real world. Lord, guard my tongue so
that my words heal and not hurt, build up and not tear down, encourage and not discourage. I want my words to be acceptable to God
simply because my heart is in line with Him.
Lord, I need your help.
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