STARTING THE DAY OUT RIGHT

HERE ARE A FEW PSALMS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT SO THAT WE MAY START THE DAY OUT WITH OUR LORD IN MIND : " Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers . But his delight is in the LAW of the LORD , and on HIS LAW he meditates day and night . " PSALM 1:1-2 ...... " Answer me when I call to YOU , O my righteous GOD . Give me relief from my distress ; be merciful to me and hear my prayer . " PSALM 4:1 ...... " O LORD , our LORD , how majestic is YOUR name in all the earth ! YOU have set YOUR glory above the heavens. " PSALM 8:1 ...... " LORD , who may dwell in YOUR sanctuary ? Who may live on YOUR holy hill ? " PSALM
15:1 ...... " The LORD is my SHEPHERD , I shall not be in want ..... " PSALM 23:1 ......
"The LORD is my light and my salvation- whom shall I fear ? The LORD is the
stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid of ? " PSALM 27:1 ...... " Love the LORD , all HIS saints ! The LORD preserves the faithful , but the proud HE pays back in full . Be strong and take heart , all you who hope in the LORD . " PSALM 31: 23-24 ...... " Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong ; for like the grass they will soon wither , like green plants they will die away . " PSALM 37:1-2 ...... " Blessed is he who has regard for the weak ; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble . " PSALM 41:1 ...... " GOD is our refuge and strength , an ever-present help in trouble . Therefore we will not fear , though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea ." PSALM 46:1-2
...... " Create in me a pure heart , O GOD , and renew a steadfast spirit within me . "
PSALM 51:10 ...... " My soul finds rest in GOD alone ; my salvation comes from HIM . " PSALM 62:1 ...... " May GOD be gracious to us and bless us and make HIS face shine upon us , that YOUR ways be known on earth , and YOUR salvation among all nations . " PSALM 67:1-2 ...... '' Save me , O GOD , for the waters have come up to my neck . " PSALM 69:1 ...... " Whom have I in heaven but YOU ? And earth has nothing I desire besides YOU . " PSALM 73:25 ...... "Teach me YOUR way , O LORD , and I will walk in YOUR truth ; give me an undivided heart , that I may fear YOUR name . " PSALM 86:11 ...... " Give thanks to the LORD , for HE is good ; HIS love endures forever . " PSALM 107:1 ...... " The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom ; all who follow HIS precepts have good understanding . To
HIM belongs eternal praise . " PSALM 111:10 ...... " How can a young man keep his way pure ? By living according to YOUR WORD . " PSALM 119:9 ...... ''YOUR WORD is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path . " PSALM 119:105 ...... " My help comes from the LORD , the MAKER of heaven and earth . " PSALM 121:2 ...... " Search me , O GOD , and know my heart ; test me and know my anxious thoughts . See if there is any offensive way in me , and lead me in the way everlasting . " PSALM 139:23-24 ......" Let everything that has breath praise the LORD . "......PSALM 150:6
...... LET US NOT END HERE , LET US CONTINUE TO SEARCH THE WORD OF GOD SO THAT WE MAY COME TO KNOW HIM IN A DEEP AN ABIDING WAY
...... AS WE DO THIS WE WILL TRULY BEGIN TO ENJOY OUR DAY AND BE AT PEACE WITH OURSELVES AND OTHERS .......................................Summer

THE CHILDREN TRULY DO BELONG TO GOD

THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGACY WE WILL EVER LEAVE BEHIND IS THE LEGACY OF A CHILD WITH A FIRM FOUNDATION IN THE LORD JESUS ..... TO UNDERSTAND THIS WE MUST BE ABLE TO LET THE CHILDREN GO AND ENTRUST THEM TO GOD ..... THIS IS ONE OF HARDEST TASKS A MOTHER HAS BEFORE HER BECAUSE IT IS OUR HUMAN NATURE TO KEEP THE CHILDREN CLOSE BY AND CAUDLE THEM ..... RIGHTFULLY SO WE WANT TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING HARMED ..... GOD TEACHES US TO LET GO WHEN HE REVEALS TO US A TRIED AND TRUE SCRIPTURE ..... " Trust in the LORD with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding ; in all your ways acknowledge HIM , and HE will make your paths straight. " PROVERBS 3:5-6 .....IF WE ARE TO TAKE OUR ROLE AS A MOTHER SERIOUS , WE WILL SEEK TO INSTILL THE MORALS AND VALUES THAT CHRIST TEACHES INTO OUR CHILDREN FROM A YOUNG AGE .....WE SEE THAT JESUS TAUGHT US BEST TO LOVE GOD WHEN HE SAID , " One of the taechers of the law came and heard them debating . Noticing that JESUS had given them a good answer , asked HIM , " Of all the commandments , which is the most important ? " " The most important one , " answered JESUS , " is this : Hear O Israel , the LORD our GOD , the LORD is one . Love the LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength . The second is this : ' Love your neighbor as yourself .' There is no commandment greater than these ." MARK 12:28-31 ..... IN ORDER TO CREATE A CHILD THAT WILL BE DEPENDANT ON THE LORD AND SEEK AFTER JESUS WITH ENTHUSIAM WE WILL FIRST NEED TO HAVE OUR OWN FOUNDATION ROOTED IN THE LORD .....THE FOLLOWING 2 NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES CLARIFY JUST THIS " Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on rock . The rain came down , the streams rose , and the winds blew and beat against that house ; yet it did not fall , because it had its foundation on the rock . " MATTHEW 7 : 24-25 & " By the grace GOD has given me , I laid a foundation as an expert builder , and someone else is building on it . But each one should be careful how he builds . For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid , which is in JESUS CHRIST . " 1 CORINTHIANS 3:10-11 ..... LET THEIR BE NO QUESTION ABOUT IT , IF WE DO NOT WANT TO DIVIDE OUR FAMILIES THEN OUR FOUNDATION NEED TO BE ONLY IN THE LORD JESUS ..... WE AS MOTHERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH OUR HUSBANDS IN LAYING A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FUTURE HENCE AFFECTING HOW THEY WILL REACT TO THE LORD ..... WHEN THERE IS ABSCENCE OF A FATHER THIS ROLE MAY BE DOUBLED ..... THEIR TENDER HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS WILL REAP THE SEEDS WE SOW INTO THEIR YOUNG AND IMPRESSIONABLE MINDS ..... AS MOTHERS WE NEED ALSO TO PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE SATAN MAY USE THEM AS A TOOL TO PLACE A STRAIN ON OUR FAITH SOMEDAY ..... THE GOSPEL TELLS TO PRAY ALWAYS ..... " Pray without ceasing . " 1 THESSELONIANS 5:17 .....AS WOMEN , WE CAN PRAY FOR OURSELVES AND FOR EACH OTHER ..... WE CAN PRAY FOR THE LORD TO PROTECT OUR LITTLE ONES ESPECIALLY AS THEY GROW INTO BIGGER ONES ..... WE CAN ALSO PRAY THAT GOD SOFTEN THEIR HEARTS AND REVEAL HIMSELF TO THEM WHETHER THEY ARE SAVED OR NOT ..... AND FINALLY WE CAN PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN WHETHER THEY ARE 5 OR 50 YEARS OLD
..... PRAYER IS A VERY POWERFUL AND NECESSARY TOOL AGAINST THE EVIL ONES DESIRE TO ATTACK OUR PARENTING SKILLS AND DEVOUR OUR CHILDREN ..... GOD ENTRUSTS OUR CHILDREN TO US FOR A SHORT TIME HERE ON EARTH ..... IF WE ARE BEING GODLY MOTHERS THEN IT IS OUR DUTY TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ..... ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS OF TEACHING WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A GOD FEARING AND GOD LOVING PARENT WHO GIVES GLORY AND HONOR TO THE LORD ..... WE CANNOT DEPEND ON OUTSIDE INSTITUTIONS OR PEOPLE TO DO THE JOB THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO US ..... THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE THAT READS : " Train a child in the way he should go , and when he is old he will not turn from it . " PROVERBS 22:6 ..... MOTHERS AS WELL AS FATHERS WILL BE LOVED , APPRECIATED AND RESPECTED IF WE FOLLOW THIS GODLY ADVICE ..... WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO GAIN THE WISDOM IT TAKES TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHILDREN TRULY DO BELONG TO GOD ..... THE SAME GOD WHO HAS ALSO BEEN TAKING CARE OF US ..... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ............................................SUMMER