Last night I thought to myself that I might be doing something right. I know I'm not alone in thinking that sometimes I'm failing at this role that God has given me as a mother. Often I lie down at night and think what am I doing right,because I feel like I'm doing a whole lot wrong! My boys fight and name call,they back-talk and make obnoxious noises,sometimes they are downright rotten! Last night however I went to bed thinking maybe I ain't so bad.
We took the boys to Kangarooz last night to play and burn off some of that wild boy energy they have. After a while they made some friends and were having a great time. They jumped,climbed and played hide and seek till there cheeks were blood red! Well,some of the little girls there discovered where the attendant left the game tokens unattended and the girls decided to swipe some for themselves.
Josiah noticed what the girls were up to and decided he better come tell mama. I told Josiah that he first needed to ask them if they were allowed to take those tokens and if they said no that they were not allowed then he needed to separate from those kids and play somewhere else. Well he asked and they said no they were not allowed,but they didn't seem to care about that. So this time he chose to obey and make the right choice. Trevor didn't quite understand that the girls were stealing and he really just wanted one of the girls to win him a toy out of the claw machine.
This is the part of the story that makes me think maybe I'm doing ok at this parenting thing. Josiah walks over to Trevor and tells him what's going on and that he needs to get away from those girls. Then Josiah tells his brother,"Remember sin might be good for a season and then there's gonna be consequences!" It works mamas,putting God's word into those little rotten hearts works! The Holyspirit brings that word back to them. 1st John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
For a moment my heart was full! That moment God gave me a pat on the back! Will my boys sin next time? Probably more like they did five minutes later! I am thankful that God is standing and waiting with arms wide open. 2nd Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. So for the mamas that read this just know that God gave us those precious/sometimes rotten kids because He knew that with His help we could do it! Philippians 2:13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
