Day 207 - Honoring God

I woke up at 4 a.m. and had a strong desire to tell the Lord that my only desire is to honor Him with all I do and with all I say and with my whole "being."

My calling as "wife" and "mother" is not to be taken lightly. Even before I conceived my first child, I prayed to God that if He should grant me the blessing of children, I promised to raise my children to know Him and to serve Him and to love Him.

And I have done just that. I have shown my children unconditional love...which is something our Father shows us. I have taught my children that God is real, that God has a plan for each of their lives, that God forgives our sins, that God leads and guides and calls each one of us to be genuine in our faith and genuine in our love for others.

From the time my children were infants cradled in my arms, I have prayed over them and asked God to guide them and lead them. And from the time each child was itty-bitty and swaddled up in their fuzzy blankies, I prayed for their future spouses and their future spouses' families.

I have led by example, too. Of course, I'm not a perfect person, so I have failed in my parenting skills a time or two (wink, wink), but through my failures, I am able to ask forgiveness from my children and pray that God would give me wisdom in my parenting abilities.

I also have tried to honor God as best I can in my marriage. It wasn't always easy. Many times over the course of my marriage, my friends would question why I stayed with such a man. At times, I didn't even know the answer to that. At times, I wanted to run.

But in the end, I showed my husband as best I could how a loving wife should be.

I want to honor God in my role as parent and wife...and I ask God to show me how every year of my life.

"Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older they will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

"You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God." 1 Peter 3:4

"Children are a gift from the Lord...a reward from Him." Psalm 127:3

"A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies." Proverbs 31:10