Mom Heart Moments #252

Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

BEING ABLE TO CUDDLE AND play with my sweet granddaughter, Lilian, is one of my greatest joys. I wish all of my children would get married, have lots of children, and move in next door. How I would love for our lives to reflect the fairy tale of family I have always dreamed.

But the reality is, God has chosen different paths for my children. It is important to spend the time our children are with us training them for the world they will inherit. The beginning point for our children is to build strong, firm foundations, emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually, on the Rock of Christ, so that they will be able to stand firm and strong.

There is a necessary sacrifice of the mom’s life to build these ideals. They do not just happen from reading a ten- to fifteen-minute devotional a day. The principles must be a part of the mom’s life, part of her regular instruction to her children, and then the air of the truth must be breathed in and out, morning, noon, and night, so that the child’s very soul will be shaped on the principles of wisdom, godly choices, and convictions, which take years and years to build.

The soundness of all great structures rests on the foundation. We must build the foundation of our children’s souls on solid truths that are timeless. We must be students of the Word, ingesting it deep in our own souls, as a teacher cannot pass on that which is not first hers.

Make a list of the foundations you believe are most important to share with your children. Start with one, and spend some time thinking about how best you could share that truth today.