"Yes, momma" says boy #4 as he gazes at me through tear filled eyes.
"If you love me you'll obey me" The words somehow reverberate off his wet face. Penetrate my disobedient heart. Did I just hear what I said?
Yes, Lord I love you. Why don't I obey? I am your child. And I disobey. Sometimes quite knowingly. Actually most often. My flesh wins out. I fail. I stumble. Why do I hold my child to a higher standard than I hold myself?
"If you love me, you will obey what I command"... John 14:15
Oh Lord, may my heart be drenched in Your love and compassion and mercy. Things that I am so undeserving of. Terribly, miserably undeserving of. May I yearn for obedience. Thank you for Your grace and forgiveness when I stumble. May I duplicate and resonate your love and grace to my children. Teach me to train them in your ways, so they too may seek to obey.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres . Love never fails." I Corinthians 13: 4-8
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Laura, You are so candid and straightforward. It really is sobering. I need that sometimes. Thank you for your honesty and humility and for sharing your blog with me.
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