Mrs. Lydia Child, The American Frugal Housewife
"Therefore, the first rule, and the most important of all, in education is, that a mother govern her own feelings, and keep her heart and conscience pure."
Mrs. Lydia Child, The Mother's Book
Oh, how I feel the weight of these statements as I wrestle with my own feelings and keeping my conscience pure. What are the habits that I have given my own precious children? Are they worthy ones? No, not all of them. Rooting them out at this age is proving to be as difficult as rooting them out of my own heart. Habits can be a constant struggle, when you are trying to change them, especially at my age. Fortunately, I do have a compassionate Savior. He sympathizes with my weaknesses. Only through Him can I overcome and hope to be the mother my children need. I feel trapped by my habits. I must not allow them to be my ruin!
Good words to ponder about my own habits...no, mine are not all great either. A good thing to start working starting right now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteA loud Amen from the DITR section. And a big sigh, which is probably a bad habit. I know what you mean about feeling trapped. I have voiced that same complaint to the Lord.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how important habits are. Whether good or bad they shape our daily lives and the bad ones are always so much harder to break! Good thoughts, something for me to ponder today.
ReplyDeleteJenn,
ReplyDeleteBad habits are especially hard to break. Once they become a routine, they sort of devour your soul, and it becomes quite difficult to "weed them out."
This post reminds me that I need to start cultivating some better habits in my life. However, this is easier said than done.
-L. Rose
The Lord has placed you as their mother for a reason. Unfortunately we are all sinners and so our children will not be raised by perfect parents. The only perfect parent they have is the Lord. I pray as He shows you the areas He wants you to grow in your peace will come from Him.
ReplyDeleteJoAnn
I find the habits of wrong thinking particularly plaguing lately--hard to discern and really hard to change once I recognize them. I've been praying for the Lord to bring to bear the "mind of Christ", which He says I have, and rebuild those patterns to conform to His.
ReplyDeleteLong road...
But, He always gives us the victory, so we have great things to look forward to!
We're in the trenches together, my friend. :-)
Wendy