Mom Heart Moments #221

Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

WE WANT SO MUCH TO GIVE our lives to the “bigger” cause. We want to invest our lives for what is important. And yet, is there anything more important than the building of a righteous soul?

The laying down of our lives is not just about moving to the most impoverished country or preaching to thousands, but loving the one right in front of us: the child who would long to have our comforting touch and gentle voice speaking lifegiving words, that he may imagine the voice and touch of God.

The child who needs one more song to be comforted before sleeping, so that he might be able to believe in a God who is patient and willing to answer prayer.

The child who is lonely, confused, and hormonal who will feel the sacrifice of God as we give up the rights to our personal time and comfort to listen and show compassion and sympathy for what is on her heart.

Love is given through lighting a candle and serving a special breakfast one more time on Sunday before church as we open the gospel together, giving up what we wanted to do or the job we hoped to have in order to build a soul, looking into a child’s eyes with true interest and compassion instead of looking at a screen while only half-listening. These are the sacrifices of our love, the moment-by-moment giving up of ourselves, the constant, year-in, year-out practice of worship as we serve those in our home in order to please His heart.

It is for Him, for His Kingdom that we serve with willing, generous, lifegiving hearts, building His Kingdom one heart and one sacrifice at a time.

Thank you for loving your children well today. It is the very best way to show the world true love.