Is your family GOD to you?

Wait what?? Yes I wrote that correctly. Really anything can be God to you. Money, relationships, careers, purses, jewelry, makeup, homes, cars…. and YOUR FAMILY. ( This all stems from the sermon I heard at church today… it was amazing and a slap in the face!) 🙂

I do find myself putting my children before God a lot. I am going to be completely honest in saying that. I want my children to understand the depth of my love towards them. Well they will if I am putting my heavenly father first in all things. He wants us to know the depth of his love for us. I believe he displayed that when He died on the cross. ( For you and I)

As you know I am a teacher and get home around 4:30 everyday. So when I walk through the door Oakland always  asks me to play with him right away. I have to tell him “No, in just a minute” most of the days. When I first started back to work I would drop my things right away and be there in a heartbeat. I had to really take a step back and think “Maybe I should talk to my husband about his day and give him a kiss” then I can tend to my children.

I believe that if your marriage does not come before your children then there is a big possibility it could end sooner than later. We must find time for our husbands.

Your children need to see the way you love God. I want to model Christ in front of my children. I want my children to see the way I love my husband and how we treat each other with respect, gentleness, kindness, and love.

I believe in praying with your children, sharing the gospel with them, discussing your love for our savior, worshipping with them, and loving others in front of them. We need to be the hands and feet of Jesus in front of our little ones. We need to raise up this generation to love deeply, speak truth, be able to defend truth, and put others above themselves. If we run to our children every time and never tell them no they aren’t going to have a complete picture of what real life is like once they get older.

It’s okay to put them down when your husband walks through the door, it’s okay to leave the dishes in the sink, it’s okay to leave your phone in the other room ( one of my biggest struggles), it’s okay to put a show on for them while you and your hubby have alone time or just time to talk about your day!

we need to make time for our spouses before that time could slip away from underneath us.

I want my children to see Christ through me and my marriage. I need to put Christ above my children! That is so hard at times. God is going to bless you in return and your relationship with Him will flourish and grow because of that decision.

DOES YOUR CHILD(REN) KNOW YOU LOVE GOD MORE THAN THEM? If not…. it’s time to show them.

Let’s encourage other moms not discourage them and slam them on online forums. Build up and not tear down! Be real with each other in a loving way.

Love God and Love others. Put Christ 1st.