I wanted to share something with you today that God has put on my heart today. I want you to understand that this comes from Him, this entire blog is Holy Spirit inspired, I don't write from my own mind, but from the Mind of Christ, what He has given me to share with you as mothers, parents, young and mature women in the Lord.
Titus 2:1-8 states: "But speak though the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach young women to be sober, to love their children at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things showing thyself a patter of good works: in doctrine, showing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you."
Okay, so what does all this mean? Well, that is what this whole thing is about. That is why I started this entire blog, why we started our ministry, why we started Titus 2 Project. This is so important, that God wrote sections and books, and books on this subject. How we are to raise our children. The bible says in Proverbs "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." You see, you are your children's teacher. You are their example, you are the only way to God they know. It is up to you to show them the way to God, the true way, not just take them to church and hope for the best. It is important that your children see you live what you teach. I have heard this said, "Children see a sermon better than they can hear one." In other words, "do as I say, not as I do" does not work with a child. EVER!!!
You cannot tell them not to smoke and do drugs, then smoke and do drugs while they are watching you. My step-daughter spanked her child for a curse word that came out of her mouth one day, I looked at her and said, YOU think you can honestly spank her or punish her for saying a word that comes out of your mouth, ever other word?" NO, that isn't right, it isn't fair to the child, especially when they are young, impressionable and not to an age of understanding the difference of what you do and what they are allowed to do. We tell our daughters, "no you can't wear that, it is too revealing, too short, too grown up for you," then when they turn around, you have on something shorter, more revealing, and way to inappropriate for a mother to wear.
You think that no one cares what you wear, how you look, or what you do on your "own time" but believe it or not, you have all eyes on you all the time. What you wear, how you look, what you show off, your children are watching. Whether it is right in the middle of everything or from afar off. Children see their mother as perfect, wonderful, loving and as their example of what they are going to be later in life. No matter what you tell them to do, how you tell them you want them to live, or how to dress, they are going to strive for the rest of their lives to emulate you. They will be setting up the rest of their world with you as their example.
God wants you to be their example, He wants you to be their teacher, their mentor. He wants you to teach them how to be proper young ladies and gentlemen. He wants parents to be the living example of Christ to others, and to their children. He wants them to see how we should live modestly, how we should live in submission to one another, and that we should care what we look like, dress like, how we treat others, and how to be a person that stands out in the crowd, not because their clothes and makeup is so distracting, but because YOU can't help but let the Light of God shine in you and through you no matter where you go, no matter what you do.
When we begin to live like the world, and dress like the world, our children see a worldly outlook, instead of Godly. When we fail to teach our children, yes, there are women wearing some pretty revealing things in magazines, that people think a size 0 is perfect size, but that in God's eyes, He sees beauty and perfection in His Child no matter what size or shape they are. We are to be teaching our children to measure themselves by God's standards, not by magazines, not by Americas Next Top Model, but by the word of God, and everything that comes out of your mouth as their mother, their mentor, and their guide. We need to be training our children, we need to be a real example to them, and show them the love of God, with or without fashion. "Man looks on the outside, God looks at the heart."
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