This is a portion of a series on loving our children. To catch up on where we've been, see the introduction/part 1...
[Prioritizing them] Titus 2:4 indicates that our husbands and children should take priority over all other earthly relationships.
...train the young women to love their husbands and children.
Our family is to get our firstfruits...our best---not simply the leftovers I so often try to give them. We should prefer them and love them over all others. Elizabeth George says, "Don't give away to others what hasn't first been given away at home." Ouch.
For example, I can't tell you the number of times I've prepared a delicious meal for a new mom and her family, only to turn around to my hungry family who is wondering with eager eyes, "What are we having?" And I embarrassingly throw a frozen pizza at them. Over the years, I've learned to double the meal I'm preparing to take to another family so that my family can enjoy the same thing. But this is just one example. What about the way we smile and interact with the people in the halls at church contrasted with the irritation and impatience that spews out of our mouths when we get to the car? What about the unhurried time we give to a friend on the phone, but the "not now" that our toddler receives as soon as we hang up? As Jesus fills us to spill us, our own dear ones within our walls should get our very best.
2 comments:
Ooh, you got me there. Even though I'm not a mother yet I've definitely been guilty of this with my parents, siblings and, now, my husband. It seems like a "duh" thing but Satan tries to trick us into thinking otherwise.
Thank you for this reminder and encouragement! <3
Me, too, Jaimie ~ me, too. I'm so glad that we can learn and grow together!
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