Encouragement Monday: It Starts with YOU!

Cultivating a love for the Word of God in your children begins with you. Being in and of the Word is a discipline that is mostly caught and not taught for wee ones. Yes, we are responsible for our children. And since most of the time they won’t choose to sit and read their Bible, we must be purposeful in helping them do so. But YOUR love for the Word is what is going to equip you to teach better your children of the living and one true God. Knowing God intimately is a vital attribute of being a godly woman. We don’t want to be marked by being “nice” women, who do nice things for God and attend church every Sunday. We ought to desire hearts that reflect His heart. We ought to be women who are resolved to seek the Lord in every situation. As a good friend puts it, what’s the problem? And what does God’s Word say about it. Abide, remain, and stay in Jesus. How do we abide in Christ (John 15:4)? By being diligent about spending time in God’s Word (spending time in prayer is also vital, more on that later). Do we read, study and meditate on a regular basis? There is no other way to know God’s thoughts, His ways or His heart. As Elizabeth George puts it, “pray to God that He will give you an insatiable appetite for rich fellowship with Him through His Word, an appetite that nothing else can satisfy.” Pray that the Lord would make your heart steadfast (Psalm 57:7). Your kids WILL know and see the difference in you and in the way you parent by just spending this time with the Lord. This also goes for my single ladies and ones without little blessings running around. BE Word- filled women! So, today sweet lady friend, spend some time in God’s truth, abide in Him that you may bear much fruit!

                                                              Rooting you on!

                                                                                xo

                                                                                M.Y.

Books to consider: 

• Living By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible by Howard G. G. Hendricks
• A Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George 
• Word-Filled Women's Ministry: Loving and Serving the Church by Gloria Furman 

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