Family Relationships In Christ (Part 3)

My apologies to those who have been waiting to read the last part of the three part series.  God has been working in my life and pruning away various aspects.   Not only that, but we have a new addition to our family--sweet baby Cora.  (I'll blog more about being a new mother and what God has taught me, as well as other lessons I've learned since the last post.)  But for now, back to about Family Relationships In Christ. 

 

The last of the three part blogs is about what children are called to do according to our Heavenly Father.  In the previous Family Relationships In Christ blogs I shared many different components that men and women are called to do.  Well, for children, there is just one thing.  The task is not simple nor easy to come by for some children.  We are, as children, called to obey. 

 

WOW!  Obey.  I can remember my mother wearing a t-shirt when my sister and I were younger that said, "Mother's of teenagers know why animals eat their young."  I will admit, I am a sinner.  I do not want to down play that by any means.  Romans 2:23 states, "For everyone has sinned; we fall short of God's glorious standard." Obeying my parents when I was younger and even today is challenging.  I have wanted to be independent...but often times I would simply be stubborn. 

 

Ephesians 6:2-3 tells us, "Honor your father and mother.  This is the first commandment with a promise.  If you honor your father and mother, things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth."  Having worked in a social work field, I know that not everyone comes from cookie-cutter backgrounds.  But I do know that while Jesus was on earth, He did not have a cookie-cutter stay.  Jesus endured many trials and temptations for us.  Jesus stayed close to God and sought after His will...thus succeeding in paying the ultimate price for our sins. 

 

My prayer, as a new mother, is that my daughter will walk closely with the Lord.  For when we do not walk closely with the Lord, we often stumble and fall down (not obeying our parents, lust, envy, etc.).  I'm not saying that walking closely with the Lord is easy, but the benefits outweigh the cost.

 

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me.  I pray that as I continue to grow in You, that I may demonstrate this with my actions.  I pray that my actions towards my parents are honorable to You and to them.   Please forgive me when I stumble and fall.  Help me to raise up and walk strong in You when I do fall.  In Jesus' Name, AMEN.