Some time ago, my husband was at the bank and got talking to the teller (he loves to talk to people). The lady asked what he did, and he replied that he was a pastor and that we also we speak and write about strengthening families. She proceeded to tell him a little story.Her daughter was putting a ham in the oven, but before she did, she cut a piece of both ends off the ham. A friend who was watching her asked,
"Why do you do that?"
"Because my mother did it," she replied. She thought she would call her mother (the lady speaking to Colin) and ask why she did it.
"Because my mother did it!" her mother replied. The grandmother was still alive, so the daughter called her grandmother and asked her why she cut a piece of the ham off at both ends.
"So it could fit in the pan," she replied! This unnecessary tradition was passing down the generations from one mother to the next! Such is the influence of motherhood. Ezekiel 16:44: "As is the mother, so is her daughter."
Dear mother, think how powerfully we can influence our daughters and sons, practically and spiritually. They will take things into their future lives that we haven't sat down to teach them just by watching us day after day. We must be careful of every action and every word.
Be blessed today,
Nancy Campbell
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Proverbs 24:16 says: “A just man falleth seven times and RISETH up again.” You may have fallen. You may have blown it. But get up again! Each time you will be stronger.
I posted yesterday about living in the true reality, the reality of the heavenly world. How can we practically do we do this?
The reality of life is our day-to day responsibility to manage our homes. Feed, nurture, and train our children. Attend to all the interruptions that are sure to happen. But there is another reality, a reality that has the power to impact our daily lives. It is the reality of the heavenly.
This Scripture comes in the context of persecution against the people of God. The BSB translation says: “With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will FIRMLY RESIST HIM.”
There’s nothing more powerful, amazing, impacting, influencing, overwhelming, and high-powered as motherhood. You are determining the destiny of the nation.
Do you always seem to be facing some challenge? Are you forever going through a difficulty? You can't pay your bills? Can I share a little secret with you? It's actually Paul's secret. He was constantly facing hardships, beatings, shipwrecks, imprisonments, and suffering. But what was his confession? "Always 'going through it' yet never 'going under'" (2 Corinthians 6:9 JBP).
There’s so much to be thankful for, isn’t there? Not just thankful but OVERFLOWING with thanksgiving (Colossians 2:7). Thankful for our glorious and eternal salvation. Thankful for the little things of each day. Thankful for our husbands. Thankful for each one of our children. And this releases the joy!
I wonder why we live so below the life God intends for us. Jesus not only died to save us from our sin but to bring us into a far more glorious way of living. He wants us to live the GLORY LIFE.
God has visited you,
So true.
Hebrews 1:1 tells us how God spoke in times past by the prophets, but now speaks to us through His own beloved Son. The word "prophet" is not only a foretelling as many people think of a prophet, but it is an OUT-SPEAKING! Trench explains it, "The ‘prophet’ is the outspeaker; he who speaks out the counsel of God with the clearness, energy, and authority which spring from the consciousness of speaking in God's name and having received a direct message from Him to deliver."
It all depends on our attitude.
Are you a JOY-filled mother?
God gives a description of mothers in Psalm 113:9. In fact, it is His design and plan for mothers. Do you know the description? He calls them JOYFUL mothers!
It is easy to say “Trust the Lord to someone who is going through a difficult time. It can be like a cliché. But dear friend, IT IS TRUE.
Mother, you are not only building into your children’s lives, you are building into a nation. A nation is only as strong as its families. Therefore the mothers in the home are the backbone of the nation.
Another wonderful family wedding on the weekend, our grandson, Isaiah Allison (Sam and Serene’s son) and his new wife Addie. Addie used to be one of our lovely Above Rubies helpers. Many of you will remember how Isaiah had a near fatal car accident and perhaps even prayed for him. God miraculously delivered him. We rejoice in the goodness of God in bringing Isaiah and Addie together. They are so perfect for one another.