Happy Monday Ladies!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I went grocery shopping today and am ready to try some of your recipes! I must admit that I spent way too much at the grocery store today and feel ick about it. And I threw a huge, major, out of control tantrum to Luke today. I mean it was bad and totally unfair! I have been over-thinking this new food plan and expecting him to hate all the new meals without giving him a chance. The whole argument was that he doesn't give new food a chance before he tastes it, which is unfair because this has happened only a few times. I just had it in my head that he was going to complain and didn't even wait for him to react in whatever way he will. What a fail on my part! I seriously freaked out at him! FAIL! I am ready to regroup and get back on track with God's help and all of yours! I'm so thankful that he forgave me, as Jesus forgives each us! What a graceful man he has become. So, I thank you in advance for listening to my struggles and lifting me up.
Our Monday morning question is...
How do you put God first?
Praying for a productive week. That we all put God first, then our spouses, our kids, then everything else. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!
How do I put God first?
I speak to Him throughout my day. I thank Him, praise Him, and share my thoughts. I used to think to myself and now I talk to Jesus. When my kids are struggling throughout the day, I try to stop and pray with them. I tell them that Jesus can help us to get through this. It's so awesome to see how quickly things change after saying a little prayer. I pray for Luke and my kids. And by humbling myself. I feel like one of the ladies just wrote my story about letting Luke humble himself first, because he always does. Thanks for saying that out loud (through email) to each of us!
"Another way that I put God first is when I humble myself. (When I choose to humble myself). After I became a Christian I learned how prideful my heart is, like mega-prideful. This is an area that I also continue to struggle. It mostly rears its ugly head in my interactions with my husband. He is much more humble than I, and I had learned that if I just continue to be a little more stubborn that he will humble himself first and ask for forgiveness first. Often, taking all responsibility and guilt off of me for my actions, or so I thought. How terrible is that?! So, that is a delightful character trait that I feel like I am always on constant alert to avoid and change. When I humble my heart, ask forgiveness of others, and mend my relationship I am putting God first, not my own selfish pride."
I am a work in progress with this, but see the greatness in it. And by trusting in God when times get tough, rather than dwelling and wondering what can I do?
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