Beyond Cereals & Diapers

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it.” – Proverbs 22:6

Sometimes, it’s hard to see beyond the moment.

There are many days when I am just craving for the time to put up my feet and just rest, as a mom.
Thinking of the future of my children may just be put on hold for now, I just want to get through this day, tomorrow will cater to its own needs!

As much as this may seem to be the easier route to take, I must consciously remind myself that the future of my child starts today.

I must put their tomorrow on the front burner, keeping it at the center of my every interaction with them. I can’t afford not to consider their future, not even for a second. Why?

My children are arrows, arrows in the hands of a ‘Mighty Mom’, arrows to be shot into the future, arrows that will influence and make an impact. Why then should I not deliberately consider their future every step of the way?

I am putting in them today what they will require to make the kind of positive influence I desire them to make in their future. As Dorothy Canfield Fisher says, “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary”.

What kind of child do you want to raise? This is an important question you need to ask yourself every day.
Why then shouldn’t I make all efforts to rise beyond the diapers and the cereals, the cooking and the washing?

Why then shouldn’t I draw from the inner strength in me, rise above my physical tiredness, and raise my kids as those arrows – the ones shot into the future? Why Shouldn’t You Too?

“Now that… my kids are grown; I understand how much work and love it takes to raise and to keep a family together. The example of your strength, devotion, and patience is now rippling through the generations. Thank you!” – By Forest Houtenschil

Prayer Moment

Lord, I thank You for the privilege you have given to me to be able to raise my children.
I confess that sometimes, I allow myself to get carried away by the demands of motherhood and everyday life, that I forget to be intentional about raising my children the right way.

Lord, I pray that I receive an extra dose of strength to keep me going, the wisdom to make the right choices as I raise my children. Let me not be distracted by the things around me that my children are left to their own devices in Jesus’ name. Amen!