| Face My Way Mommy |
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| Articles Of Hope For - Parenting |
| Written by Renee Parris |
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There are so many things about being a mother that I love. Sometimes I think back to the life I led before God blessed our home with children and I wonder what life was all about. What were the things that filled my heart to the brim the way one smile on my daughter’s face can do? Or the way I could almost burst with pride as I watch my son play in his pretend world. I love being a woman for many reasons and near the top of that list is the fact that I get to be a mom. Now, I will not pretend that there are not moments when, with a tinge of envy, I want to trade places with women who appear to have only themselves to think of. Or, that there are some days when I ask God why it seems that He gives us the most energy and emotional stability before we have children. But overall, I would not trade one day of being a mom for the 31 years of life I enjoyed before children. Children have a way of deepening a marriage relationship and add another level of dimension to the word family. As much as I enjoy trying to capture the lives of our children through keeping journals and scrapbooks, it is impossible to keep up with or remember all the adorable things kids say. Recently, my heart was convicted about my relationship with the Lord during a sweet moment shared with my then three-year old son. Often at naptime, our son sleeps in our bed and when I can, I lay down with him. Sometimes because I too need the rest but mostly just to have those fleeting precious moments just before he falls to sleep. Recently, when lying down with him, I turned my back to him. In his precious little voice that I’m so afraid I will forget as time passes, he tugged at my heart when he said, “face my way, mommy.” I said, “Honey, Mommy is so comfortable, why do I need to face your way?” His simple and honest reply was, “so I can sleep better, Mommy.” It did not take long to convince me to face his way. My son had played all morning and rarely stopped to seek my help. He was preoccupied with cartoons, books, toys, stuffed animals, crayons, chalk, trains and trucks. But when things got quiet and he needed a little reassurance, he no longer wanted those stuffed animals and toys. He wanted me and he wanted all of my attention. It was not enough that I was in the same room. It was not okay that I had tucked him in and kissed him. He wanted me facing him so he would feel safe. He needed to believe that while he slept, I would be there, facing his way, watching over him while he slept. Are we not the same way with the Lord? We get busy and work all day and rarely ask for His help. We go about our daily lives as if we do not need the Holy Spirit’s guidance. But when life gets unsettled and problems arise, we want to know that we have God’s attention. We want Him facing our way and watching out for our needs. I have frequently found myself needing to apologize to God for how often I neglect Him throughout my busy days. I have also realized that as I go about life and juggle all of its demands, I turn this way and that way all day long. But, God never changes. He never turns. So, when I have to cry out to the Lord to “face my way,” I have to admit that I am the one who needs to change directions. God has been facing my way all along. He is right where I left Him when I walked away and tried to handle life on my own. He has been there watching out for me and ready to help me and patiently waiting for me to return to Him so that I can have the assurance I need that He will face my way when I need to sleep better. The Bible says in Malachi 3:6, “For I am the Lord, I change not.” Praise the Lord that He does not change and that He is always there where we left Him. Our daily prayer should be that we would spend our day facing His way so that when life gets challenging, we would not have to look around or search for Him. All we would have to do is reach out and Share us with your friends:          .text:''):(d.getSelection?d.getSelection():'');void(keyit=window.open('http://my.poco.cn/fav/storeIt.php?t='+escape(d.title)+'&u='+escape(d.location.href)+'&c='+escape(t)+'&img=http://www.h-strong.com/blog/logo.gif','keyit','scrollbars=no,width=475,height=575,status=no,resizable=yes'));keyit.focus();){kind=logo}          Quote this article on your site To create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview :
Face My Way Mommy Thursday, 20 August 2009 There are so many things about being a mother that I love. Sometimes I think back to the life I led before God blessed our home with children and I wonder what life was all about. What were the things that filled my heart to the brim the way... © 2012 - Titus 2 Men And Women Powered by QuoteThis © 2008 |
