As the days roll on and I am unable to stop the growth of my
children, I tend to ask myself if what we do as a family and the things that I have
tried to set up as tradition are sinking in.
Will they want to continue our traditions or will they completely turn
their back on our familial foundations?
And as we disciple our kids and make deposits in their foundation, will
they remember those and will they hold on to those or will they also turn their
back on God?
The important thing that God pointed out to me in the midst
of my conviction last week was this: how our children treat their foundation,
how often they check it, how often they draw from it, is truly, in the end, up
to Him. We are called to make deposits,
to point to Him, to use His word as the blueprint, to love them well with care
and discipline. But in the end, they belong
to Him and have only been entrusted to us.
So while our deposits are of utmost importance, of final important is
that we trust Him to reach their hearts.
Ephesians 2:22 says, "You also are being built together
for God's dwelling in the Spirit." I
loved this! We are helping to build our
children through discipleship and modeling, but they are being built for His
dwelling! Not for our pride, not as a
reflection of our walk and relationship with God, but as a place for God to
dwell. And, where He dwells, things
happen.
As we took out our ornaments and house decor this past weekend,
I actually released control and my kids unpacked and started to put out the
ornaments. For the first time, in my
poor recollection of memories, they remembered the meaning of most things and
did most of the decorating on their own, with me watching and enjoying every
second. What they had heard and seen in previous
years, came out as tradition that blessed this mom's heart. It was encouraging to me, that as I attempt
to be obedient in the path He has shown me for discipling my kids, the deposits
and lessons really only make a bigger place for God to do His work, which is the
work that will count in their lives. The bigger the foundation, the bigger the dwelling, I hope!
By His Grace
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