Mom Heart Moments #313

There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

DARKNESS HAS INVADED ALL of our lives far more often than we would like or expect. When news of another tragedy explodes over social media or the news, we feel sorrowful and angry, and sometimes afraid and confused. Our children, of course, experience all of this too.

While we tend to our own spirits in such difficult times, we mamas must remember we are the ones who also tenderly hold the hearts of our own children. We need to be guardians of the flame of faith inside of them, until they are old enough to guard their hearts themselves. In a world of media and video games and TV and movies and cell phones that can carry the images of all sorts of evil, one of the best gifts we can give to our children is the gift of an innocent, protected heart.

Children are made to be innocent, to believe in mystery, to be good and pure of heart. The longer we can keep them in this place of storing up hope, believing in miracles and light and courage and redemption, the better. As parents, we are meant to be guardians, to protect our children as much as possible from all that is evil or wicked, so they have time to grow to be strong.

So, when a tragedy occurs, we must, as the strong ones, bear up the difficulty and tragedy inside our own hearts, pray, and walk with the Lord and in the comfort of other spiritually mature adults.

We must seek Him who is the light in the darkness and look more profoundly into Scripture, which reminds us that we, and our world, indeed need a Savior. He is with us, He is our hope, and He has never, ever left us alone.

How does picturing yourself as a guardian change what influences you allow to affect your children?