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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
our children. We train them up to live for the Lord, and in the process, they come up with all sorts of answers to life's questions. I need to ask my children these questions. I wonder what the answers would be.
Thank you, Gena, for emailing this to me.
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.
What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
Oh, do I love that last one! I have always told my children that God loves them so much that He will always let me know when they are in sin. They have heard over and over that God gave me eyes in the back of my head, and I will find out what they have done, so they must at all times be honest, after all, God is an ever-seeing God who loves them so much more than I am even capable of loving them.
In return for this wisdom being handed down, God has always allowed me to find them... even if it has been just in the nick of time. He has allowed me 'accidentally' stumble upon things that were hidden, and he even allowed one of our children to become physically ill after becoming involved in something that spiritually sickened her.
God is our hedge of protection. He allows us as parents an insight to our children's spiritual lives if we ask and seek and watch. And, we must watch. We must. After all, the Word of God tells us to:
1Peter 5If he is "seeking whom he may devour", then we must be even moreso. We must be seeking the spirituality and the hearts of our children. We must be sober and vigilant to see things that we might in our busyness otherwise just overlook.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Now, those little cute answers up there are somewhat funny... but if you look closely, you may feel a twinge in your spirit at a few of the answers. I did. A few that are cute and funny, but show a child's heart not in love with Dad and Mom.
The other night Quietcajun and I were talking, and some things we were talking about reminded me that some parents do not see their children's disobedience. We all see this. We all have seen a child - of any age, mind you - totally ignore a parent's request or blatantly do what she was just told emphatically not to do... with no further correction or even a notice from the parent. We have even been guilty of it ourselves. But, we must wake up. Wake up and be sober, because our times with these precious little ones are few and fleeting. I say this as a mom who has always kept my children home to school. I have always been 'in their business'. But, the days fly by, and soon they are a beautiful, intelligent, sage-for-their-age young adult, and we are left with memories of a childhood that is soon coming to an end.
This chapter was written as an exhortation to the elders. As the elders in our homes, we are admonished to:
In the following verses, we are admonished to do a few things so that we are prepared to be sober and be vigilant:2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.
It struck me that this verse tells us to be sober, be vigilant after the other verses that define sins that lurk in our lives. We must be subject one to another, be clothed in humility, and cast all of our cares upon him. When we have trained our children and come to their adulthood, we can rest in the blessing in that bittersweet moment: God has an expected end for each of us and our children.5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Oh thank you LORD. Your Word is life. Thank you for the words we need as mothers to hold their hearts in You. Thank you for the Words of admonishment and encouragement so we can keep our sanity and stay rested in You.
Blessings!
Jacque
Seeking Rest In The Ancient Paths
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