Blowing Through the Streets of Oxford
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Peter reminded us: I Peter 2: 21 For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps,
He who walks with the wise is wise,
A companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 15:20
Do you ever feel blown about by the storms of life? At this point in the virus, many of us including me, are feeling restless and wondering what is ahead. Yet, storms and winds of life that were unexpected and throw me off my expectations are familiar to me after walking the path for almost 67 years. We read the the disciples were thrown off by storms. So if we feel frustrated, restless, fearful of what is ahead, we share with many throughout the storms of life over many years. It is normal to have feelings, it is supernatural, a product of walking in the Spirit, to walk forward with faith, resolve and peace.
Our children will learn just how to walk through the winds that come their way by walking with us as we move through our own storms. Our walking, with them beside us, leaves them a pattern of how to trust when they become adults. And Jesus did is for us as well, we are told that He left us an example that we should walk in His footsteps.
"By walking in integrity at home, my children received from my life, training for battles that were ahead of them. By walking through the obstacles and curves of our lives, trusting God, living by faith, choosing to endure, our children became familiar with what it looked like to walk with God in the midst of their own challenges." -Sally Clarkson, The Mom Walk
When your children walk with you, are they walking with a wise person? Can they look at your seasoned responses, your insightful understanding of people, your fortitude in difficult times as they walk the moments of your daily life? Children watch us, listen to us when we are talking to others, hear us behind closed doors as we talk to our husband, see us in public. Our lives are the walk that our children will imitate.
We are in a generation and culture that has turned our children's training grounds into a battlefield. With relative morality, confusing voices, compromise of ideals, secular media values and opposing opinions, where will our children find clarity and strong, secure values to embrace?
As mothers, we must be ready and equipped with steady feet and strong souls to lead the way for our kids with integrity. We will give them confidence as we walk, staying close to them, holding their hand, and showing them sure footsteps to follow.
"O Lord, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart." -Psalm 15:1-2
No matter how old your children become, you are the example for them. They will always be looking at you to see integrity, ideals, and how you interact with God. And the longer you provide your children with wisdom based on truth, the more they will quickly consider your advice as they walk their own adult journey.Still, on a daily basis, I am walking with my adult children. They learned to trust their "path guide" on the trail of life we walked together, day by day.
We must lead the way and set a solid foundation for the paths our children will follow. Teaching our children to walk truly never ends.
Are you walking in wisdom today? Is your life one you want your children to follow? Is your pathway in your life with God getting brighter and brighter? May God lead us on His path with integrity in each step.
What are some of the ways you make each day a focussed moment of a loving relationship as you walk the days with your children?
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day
Proverbs 4: 18
Peter reminded us: I Peter 2: 21 For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps,
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