Conform vs. Transform
I urge you brothers and sisters in view of God's mercy, offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. So, do not conform any longer to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may be able to discern what is the good, pleasing and perfect will of God. Romans 12:1-2
I promise not to look until tomorrow morning...or at least to change it if it is wrong until then. I encourage you to challenge me, look it up, hold me accountable.
Currently Wiggles is teething her fourth molar. It breaks my heart to see her going through this. The other three didn't seem to be as bad. Well, the third gave her a blood blister. This one is keeping her up at night and seriously diminishing her appetite and giving her a fever. As she slept this morning completely spent from her sleepless night, I sought out God for direction for me as Wiggle's mommy. She was on my heart as I jumped into verse two this morning. I found in another book a note card, "You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart on your soul and your mind. Bind them as a sign on your hand, they shall be frontals on your forehead. Teach them to your children, talk to them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down, when you rise. you shall write them on the door posts of your house and your gates so your days and the days of your children may be multiplied on the land." It is Deuteronomy 6:7.
Wow, that is one seriously tall order. I feel so helpless at times to be the mom Sarah needs me to be to become all God has created her to be. Of course that reveals a certain amount of pride in thinking God can't do it unless I am perfect. I am especially thankful that in my humility and brokenness I am also as equally essential. Its encouraging in its own way that when I make a mistake, owning up to it is as important as making the right choice in the first place. I am her mommy though, and as one who chooses to teach, I am responsible as I am the mommy.
Wiggles has been especially overwhelming with her little toddler 'tude lately. She hits, especially Daddy's face. She gains much joy out of it and is getting really good at avoiding getting her hands caught and hitting anyway. I think about her sin nature already established without any need of training and how combating them and teaching her right takes so much work, consistency, discipline (as in discipline on my part to make right choices myself). I sought out Angie from Bring the Rain and her 7x7 prayer for Wiggles.
Whatever keeps me from the Bible is my enemy,
however harmless it may appear to be.
Whatever engages my attention when I should be meditating on God and things eternal,
does injury to my soul.
Let the cares of life crowd out the Scriptures from my mind,
and I have suffered loss where I can least afford it.
Let me accept anything else instead of the Scriptures,
and I have been cheated and robbed to my eternal confusion
Now that is something to stick on the fridge.
I promise not to look until tomorrow morning...or at least to change it if it is wrong until then. I encourage you to challenge me, look it up, hold me accountable.
Currently Wiggles is teething her fourth molar. It breaks my heart to see her going through this. The other three didn't seem to be as bad. Well, the third gave her a blood blister. This one is keeping her up at night and seriously diminishing her appetite and giving her a fever. As she slept this morning completely spent from her sleepless night, I sought out God for direction for me as Wiggle's mommy. She was on my heart as I jumped into verse two this morning. I found in another book a note card, "You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart on your soul and your mind. Bind them as a sign on your hand, they shall be frontals on your forehead. Teach them to your children, talk to them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down, when you rise. you shall write them on the door posts of your house and your gates so your days and the days of your children may be multiplied on the land." It is Deuteronomy 6:7.
Wow, that is one seriously tall order. I feel so helpless at times to be the mom Sarah needs me to be to become all God has created her to be. Of course that reveals a certain amount of pride in thinking God can't do it unless I am perfect. I am especially thankful that in my humility and brokenness I am also as equally essential. Its encouraging in its own way that when I make a mistake, owning up to it is as important as making the right choice in the first place. I am her mommy though, and as one who chooses to teach, I am responsible as I am the mommy.
Wiggles has been especially overwhelming with her little toddler 'tude lately. She hits, especially Daddy's face. She gains much joy out of it and is getting really good at avoiding getting her hands caught and hitting anyway. I think about her sin nature already established without any need of training and how combating them and teaching her right takes so much work, consistency, discipline (as in discipline on my part to make right choices myself). I sought out Angie from Bring the Rain and her 7x7 prayer for Wiggles.
In order for Wiggles to follow my walk with God and someday know what that is in order to choose it for herself, I have to walk with God in the first place. My very Type B personality lends me to get distracted VERY easily. I am working on it, slowly but surely working my way towards a more consistent walk with God. I'm of course not there yet but good thing I have the rest of my life to work on it.
Sharon Thomas of Established Footsteps quoted E.W. Tozer (click here to see her commentary on verse 2).
Whatever keeps me from the Bible is my enemy,
however harmless it may appear to be.
Whatever engages my attention when I should be meditating on God and things eternal,
does injury to my soul.
Let the cares of life crowd out the Scriptures from my mind,
and I have suffered loss where I can least afford it.
Let me accept anything else instead of the Scriptures,
and I have been cheated and robbed to my eternal confusion
Now that is something to stick on the fridge.
Comments
I love the quote you closed with. It is so true! I ask in prayer each day that I do better at devoting my life even more to God and not allow worldly things to play a more important part.
Nancy