Read this today & thought it might be an encouragement to someone:) Dear sweet young mama, and Daddy The next years will not be easy, but they will certainly be some of the most wonderful years of your life. You will have moments you want to give up, but dont look around you at the mess- look up. Your Father knows what you need, and will provide it for you at just the right moment. I promise. Your patience will be challenged to what feels like no end- but there is an end, indeed: your sanctification in Christ Jesus. The Lord is doing great things in your heart by bringing you these challenges on a daily, or even hourly basis. You might be slow to learn, but thats okay. The Lord is full of patience and mercy, even when you run out. The Lord will give you wisdom to do this parenting thing, and while each child will present a different challenge, here are some practical tips from a mama in the middle of it that might help you as you start on this journey of parenthood : 1. Look into their little eyes. Look at them- really look at them. You can show your little one so much love just by holding their gaze. 2. Be proud of what those little ones accomplish, and tell them you are. You dont easily forget the praise of others, and neither do they. 3. Understand what makes them excited and be interested in it. Speak encouraging words of life into their passions. 4. Help them practice sitting still without distractions- in places like church, in restaurants, and in waiting rooms. Teaching them how to wait will be a gift to you in the present, and a gift to them in the future. 5. Tell them stories. Real life ones- things youve seen, places youve been, lessons youve learned- let them learn from your life experience. 6. Teach them how to be diligent by showing them how to do tasks over and over, until theyre done right. It will take so much work at first, but it will be worth the effort in the end. 7. Surprise them sometimes. They will look back on it with such fondness later. 8. Tell them you love them often. Like all the time. 9. Hug them, kiss them, pick them up, and when theyre too big, let them pick you up. Kind affection is a gift of its own. 10. Pray for them out loud. When theyre being stubborn, when theyre hurt, when theyre afraid, pray to their Father with them- in front of them- so they can learn to do the same on their own. Show them we arent in control, and neither are they. If anything, hope to remember that you have been given a gift from the Lord: the beautiful blessing of being parents of these little children. You cant keep them safe- their life is never in your hands, but it is always in your Fathers. Love them- hug them tightly, but hold them loosely as you watch them grow. Remember: you care for their sweet little lives for only a season, but your Father cares them for a lifetime. He will give you wisdom to do what He wants if you seek Him with all of your heart. You can do this. Because of Him.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:23:40 +0000
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