Morning Thoughts ~

'My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways'
~ Proverbs 23:26

I have seen this verse many times, but have to admit that I didn't 'get it!' until the past few days. My desire as a mom is to have me children trust me with their hearts but the last part is the hard part. 'Let thine eyes observe my ways.'
As I look back at 'my ways' I have to ask myself ... do I want my children doing what I have done, having the attitude that I have sometimes had ... in short ... would I want them to look at me and do exactly what I do?! At times my answer is NO WAY! But isn't that sad?

Oh how thankful I am for a Heavenly ABBA Father who forgives when we confess ... because I have had to come before HIM and ask for His cleansing in this area. I want my girls to be able to 'observe my ways' and have that draw them closer to the Lord, show kindness, be obedient.... you get the idea!
But am I always obedient to the Lord, do I always show kindness when I should.... ? I must say I am thankful and grateful for His mercies which are 'new EVERY morning!' Aren't you glad He doesn't 'run out' of mercy and grace?! Oh how I am!!

This week I committed that if I felt like I was going to 'lose it' I thought about this verse. I thought 'how am I going to handle this so if my girls copy what I have done .. it won't get them into more trouble!'
This is a challenge for me and I know that as the evil one sees me working on this, he will throw in some 'extra temptation' but I know that if I am committing this to the Lord, and asking Him to help me so that 'my ways' are pleasing and fit for my children to follow ... then He WILL help me!!

Anyways, a little thought for this saturday morning ~ and let's make today a great day for our children to 'observe our ways!'