Sorry this is late I tried to post on Tuesday but camp Internet wouldn't cooperate. Blessings!
Time flies when your having fun is a phrase we use a lot. I say time flies fun or no fun. We blink and the day is done. We tease about asking God for more hours in the day. I pray for more productive hours in the day. I need to use the time I have been given more wisely. Use it like it is my last hour. Sounds a bit over the top but if you stop and think about it isn't that what Jesus did? He used every moment to glorify God through His words and actions. He took time for himself and prioritized what was most important to get done.
As I look at our next 52 weeks together on this journey to make every week count I think of the moments that will be in those 52 weeks.
Are we prepared for them?
Is your heart, mind and soul in the right place?
Ask God to prepare you for those moments that you are going to have when you just don't know what to say or do. Thank God for the wisdom he has given you. The experiences you have to share with your children and those children in your sphere of influence.
Time matters. Blink and your expecting the huddle of joy, a blessing from Heaven. Blink again and they are a month old. Blink again and off to kindergarten they go. Blink again and they are riding bikes, wanting their own phone and eating you out of house and home. Blink again and they have their driver license. Blink and they are packing up their rooms and heading to college leaving the nest.
It goes fast. It is easy to get distracted and think, I'll talk to them tomorrow about that. It's easy to think, we can skip church this week it won't hurt much it is just one week. The temptation to look ahead and long for them to be 18. We fall into the trap of not enjoying each stage of life with them. Helping them learn the lessons. Building that strong foundation of faith in them.
52 weeks a year. That's all we have. 936 weeks from the time they are born to the day they turn 18... That isn't much time to help them to learn, grow and leave our legacy on their life.
Time flies. This week stop and look at your priorities.
Is God and church a priority in your life? Are you really showing this to your children. Do you set time aside for them each day? Do they know you want to spend time with them or do they see your phone instead of your eyes? How are you investing your time in your kids this week?
