Parents - Loosen Your Grip! Good morning Ladies. Not sure why or what hit me but I could not find my way out of my bed yesterday. I think I slept (off and on) for about 18 of the last 24 hours. I missed an opportunity to worship but am so thankful that The Lord saw fit to give me rest. Its not often I can say I have slept for any period of time longer than 2-3 hours. With all of that being said, some of you may have seen a message I forwarded on Saturday regarding all of the beautiful mommies out there. That meme came to me from one of my most precious and long time friends that Ive know since I was 19. (Wow!) Some of you know what I have been going through with my oldest child Zach. It is so difficult for a Mother to let go and watch while her child makes mistakes that are so detrimental to his life. Saturday God answered my prayers. Ive been torn between what I feel in my heart v. what I know in my mind to be the appropriate response and/or action as we approach the line in the sand we drew last year around this time. As a mother it is terrifying to let your child go out in to the world without any plans of any kind. But at the same time, allowing him to stay longer would only perpetuate his opportunity to remain status quo... Not see the importance of growing up and taking responsibility for his own actions. Here is what I read/learned/wrote on Saturday. (For those of you who read it on my wall, forgive the repetitiveness of this post.) (From 10 Virtues of the Proverbs 31 Woman) 3. Mothering - A Virtuous Woman teaches her children the ways of her Father in heaven. She nurtures her children with the love of Christ, disciplines them with care and wisdom, and trains them in the way they should go. (Proverbs 31: 28, Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 22: 6, Deuteronomy 6, Luke 18: 16) I long to be the Proverbs 31 Woman. I am so desperately flawed and dont believe I will ever achieve such a precious title. Im not beating my self up or throwing a pity party. Im just stating the obvious in the weaknesses I know of my self and my character. (And thats okay because In my weakness, HE is strong!) This morning (Saturday, August 23rd) in Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, the devotional focused on Son-worship. Boy am I ever guilty of this major sin. Many of you know the suffering I have been going through regarding the need to let go of Zachary Salter and Logan Salter and trust them to God. Todays passage from JC says this, ENTRUST YOUR LOVED ONES TO ME: release them into My protective care. They are much safer with Me than in your clinging hands. If you let a loved one become an idol in your heart, you endanger that one - as well as yourself... (Young, S. p.246) Ive struggled with the battle of heart v. mind. I know what I need to do with my boys but my heart often prevents me from loosening my grip and my desire to allow them to live their own mistakes. The mommy in me so wants to protect and shelter them. This battle is called undisciplined emotion in this mornings JC. By my wrongful (but understandable) clinging to my boys I prevent God from lavishing them with blessings as they travel that privileged but perilous path we spoke of yesterday. Todays devotional continues to say, My presence will go with them wherever they go, and I will give them rest.... relax and place your trust in Me. (Young, S. p.246) Amen to that. Verses mentioned in todays message came from Genesis 22:9-12, Ephesians 3:20, and Exodus 33::14. Father God, I lift up all of the beautiful and God fearing moms out there today. The ones who are not much different than me and have allowed our children to become idols in our hearts. We know they are far more precious to You than they ever could be to us and that is simply unfathomable to imagine the depth of Your love. Father, teach us to sit back and watch what You will do when we learn to let go. Help us to loosen our grip over our beloved children and not hold bigger places in our hearts than we give to You, OLord. Let us learn to ENTRUST OUR LOVED ONES to YOU! Thank You for all of the beautiful moms. In YOUR precious name. Amen! I pray that my loved ones will no longer be idols in my heart and that I will be able to let go and let God. How about you today? Do you hold on too tightly? Do you need to loosen your grip? Let today be that day. Blessings m
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:40:35 +0000
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