“When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God…When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.” Genesis 5:1,3 “Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.” Genesis 4:8 Adam’s sin became Cain’s sin: God made man in His image. As the Creator of life, in His image, men have the ability to ...
Posts With Tag: love
She speaks with wisdom…loving your children
My son’s kindergarten teacher has been teaching at his school for 21 years. She homeschooled her two boys and is a wealth of wisdom. Frequently she sends home great little handouts with nuggets of wisdom. I thought I would share one with y’all that I find myself thinking of often. It’s entitled: “50 Ways to Love Your Children” and was written by Steve Stephens in “Stories for ...
My {in process} Story
I love the little picture with the 4 parts of How to Remove the Seeds of Selfishness. Keep it coming!
Thanks for the encouragement!
One of the hardest things to swallow as a mother is seeing my ugliness manifest in my children. Its like a punch to the gut. And yes the root of all ugly sin is selfishness. I like the phrase you used of “holy love”. I try to of course do those things, but maybe by attributing that title to it, it will help me to pursue it more…not just “well I really should”.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Oh it is sooo hard to see my yuckiness in my kids. Definitely a “punch in the gut”. Isn’t Andrew Murray so wise? He takes parenting kids for Christ and simplifies down to love. holy love. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for sharing your heart – this was encouraging
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