Those words were just spoken by my 7 year old daughter after I let her look at how much I wrote on my blog this week... and I think to some degree I agree with her, not about taking a break from God or reading my Bible, but about posting on it. On the weekends, I'm going to reflect on things I've learned during the week and concentrate on prayer for the areas of weakness I've discovered rather than adding even more for me to digest at a time. Weekends are also a time to relax, unwind, spend time with loved ones, etc... and that is a healthy way of worshipping Christ in our actions, or interactions with others... it's kinda the practical application of what you've learned the past week.
So, now that you know this, you know you can't bust me for not posting on the weekends because it's part of the "plan". Isn't it cool that God used my daughter wanting me to have more time with her as a reminder that application of what I've read is the ultimate reason for reading? In many ways my children help with my spiritual growth and I love them dearly for helping me understand God so much better!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs & Love
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That's right....our families are our first line of ministry. I've seen many neglected kids due to parents who were "serving God". It's sad when that happens...God doesn't give us precious children so we can put a notch in our achievement belt. We are to represent Him to them the best we can...He never neglects us for things that are "more important". You go, girl! I really enjoy reading your blog. What an ingenious idea!
Thanks Joanne! I didn't need your confirmation that I was making the right decision, I got that from having a wonderful weekend with my children, but having my thoughts confirmed really solidifies it for me!
Ironically, you sent this on a night I was scheduled to go to church for worship team practice, it was canceled, I am no longer needed to run the worship portion of the service next week (relief and let down at the same time) and I got to spend ANOTHER wonderful evening with my children, we played CandyLand (Donny's not so good with counting games yet so we opted for colors) and we got to teach the girls the importance of being good losers as well... they did NOT handle losing well tonight, but did realize their behavior made God sad. Progress!
Thank you for saying you enjoy reading me, I still feel I'm a baby in all of this, I don't know if I'm making sense, getting the point, or anything else! That's part of why I wanted to do this, I want people to tell me if I goof up or if they have other insights... it's as much a learning tool as an accountability tool!
Hugs & Love... miss you!
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