Growing Up

She's off to first grade!

August 28

"The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him."  Luke 2:40 

"Point your kids in the right direction-when they're old they won't be lost."  Proverbs 22:6 MSG

I remember so well the day I daughter started first grade. She wanted to walk to school.  The new dress, the hairbow, the backpack...and the scrapped knee from the fall on our steep driveway before she even reached the sidewalk. Some days just don't start off right, but we persevere.

Her parents have selected yearly verses for their children to memorize and place in their hearts.
This little one is learning 2 Timothy 1:7

"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

Day Twenty-eight of Encouraging Your Husband
(We chuckled last night, since I was away on a week long baby sitting gig, I feel behind in my encouraging, so my husband gets an extra week!)

"The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility." Prov. 15:33

Sometimes, when we just "know" we are right and our husbands are wrong, it takes great humility to honor them. It is difficult to speak well of our husbands when our own hearts are puffed up with pride.

As part of your Encouragement Challenge today, pray that you will respond to the Lord in faith and humility before you react to your husband. Speak wisely and well, and leave the results to God.

The humility that comes from a right relationship with God—the humility that comes when a man is willing to listen to God and be taught from His Word—is indeed a beautiful quality. Jesus was an example of this kind of humility when he was willing to submit to His Father's will (John 6:38; Matt. 26:39).

Does your husband have that kind of humility? Is he willing to learn from and submit to direction from the Lord? Let your husband know how precious this is to your marriage relationship.