What Catches Your Eye?

I want you to look at the picture.  Don't take a long time to study it.  Just look at it and then tell me in the comment section what caught your eye.  In a few days I will tell you what caught my eye and why.

I love you both,
Mom

OPEN THE BLINDS

In the morning, open the blinds. 

There is just something about welcoming a new day by opening the blinds in your home.  If you get up early enough, you may just witness the sun rise.  If you get up later in the day (something I have rarely done in my life), then you will fill your home with light all at once.  On a rainy day just opening the blinds brings more light into your home.  It just makes your home brighter.  AND I just see better when there is A LOT of light. 

Because of my love of light, I open the blinds as soon as I am dressed everyday.  It is a wonderful habit I would like to pass on to you, my sons.

We are told in scripture that we “are the light of the world”.  (Matthew 5:14)  We are, also, told in scripture that Jesus said “to the people, I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”  (John 8:12)

When I look at those two scriptures, I am reminded of opening the blinds.  When Jesus saved me, He became the light of my life.  He opened the blinds of my heart.  So I no longer walk in spiritual darkness.  Because I am walking with Jesus, the light of life shines through the opened blinds of my heart. 

Because of my love of Jesus, I open the blinds of my heart every morning when I spend time with Him.  It is a wonderful habit I would like to pass on to you, my sons.

So Open the Blinds twice in the morning.  Open the blinds of your home and your heart.

I love you both,

Mom

No Secrets in the Medicine Cabinet

Several years ago I was talking with a friend.  In our conversation she told me she and her husband had gone to dinner at someone's home that I know.  She told who was there, what they had to eat and drink, and then added this:

"While I was there I went to the bathroom.  I always open the medicine cabinet when I use someone's bathroom.  It tells you so much about them. You wouldn't believe what I found?  There was a 

bottle of Viagra in there.  I can't believe they need that."

So why am I telling you this?  

First, don't open other people's medicine cabinets.  For that matter, don't open closets or cabinets or refrigerators or drawers or anything in someone's home unless you are invited to do so.  When you are invited into someone's home it is a privilege.  And I don't care if it's your best friend from high school and he's living in his first apartment.  It is still his private stuff in those places.

Second, some people (friends included) are going to be nosy.  They just might open your closets or cabinets or refrigerators or drawers or anything else.  If there is something that is personal, something you want to keep private then you just need to find a really good hiding place for it.

The title up there "No Secrets In The Medicine Cabinet" means just what it says.  There are no secrets in the medicine cabinet.  So clean your medicine cabinet and keep it clean.

Hebrews 4:13 

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. 

Just like your medicine cabinet is not closed to people who come into your home, your life is not closed to God.  He sees it all.  You can never find a really good hiding place for anything you want to hide from God.  He sees it all.  Please go read Psalm 139.  And just like I told you to clean your medicine cabinet and keep it clean, I tell you clean your heart and keep it clean.

I love you,

Mom

 

A BEGINNING

Dear Sons,

On Wednesday, I heard a mother talk about her MAN child. I may have heard that expression before but I don't remember when. That comment made me think of the two of you. You are my MAN children.

You know that I spent Saturday-Tuesday in NC by myself. You know that I spent most of my time praying for your dad and the two of you. Actually I prayed for me, too. What you may not know is that before we came home from the hospital after you were each born, I prayed over you. I committed both of you to the LORD. I prayed knowing in whom I believed, I prayed convinced He was and is able to guard you - you are what I entrusted to Him, until that day He returns or calls you home. (That is based on 2 Timothy 1:12)

While I was in NC, this verse came to my mind:

Train a child in the way he should go,and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

Even though you are both MEN, you are still my children. Even though you are both MEN, my responsibility in training has not stopped. It has just changed. So I created this blog for you.

I am asking you to check it out every day. It's from me to you. It will be God led.

Today I want you to know that I pray for you both EVERY day

Every day is different. It is different because every day is new. God's mercies are NEW every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). So depending on what is happening in your life and depending on how the Holy Spirit leads my prayers I pray for you.

I pray that you will be men who walk with God.
I pray that you will be men who pray to God.
I pray that you will be men who listen to God.
I pray that you will be men who will be the spiritual leaders of your households.
I pray for your future wives to be women of God.
I pray for you to be safe.
I pray (still do this) that if you are doing anything that you shouldn't be doing
that me and your dad will find out so that we can assist you in stopping.
I pray for you to laugh hard.
I pray for you to love each other. (Read Psalm 133)
I pray and I pray and I pray for you both.

I love you,
Mom