Soooooo, one day last week, I was putting Hannah down for a nap. As she and I snuggled in my bed, I gazed into her beautiful face... those criss-crossed eyes, that flawless skin, that GORGEOUS smile that lights up my world (even though it is missing a baby tooth), and that itty, bitty nose that it OH SO MUCH cuter on her face than mine... They melt me! COMPLETELY! ALL the time!
So I started the routine:
Me (gazing upon the beauty of her loveliness): OhmiGOSH Hannah! You are just SOOOOOOO adorable!
Hannah (with a giggle): I know Momma!
Me: I could just gobble you up you're so cute!
Hannah: hee hee hee (at this point I was gnawing on her neck a little so she HAD to giggle)
Me: But Hannah, you know that's not what's important right?
Hannah: yes Momma
Me: Hannah, what does the Bible say?
Hannah: Beauty is fleeting and charm is deceptive but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised
And it HIT ME! From outta nowhere! a KNOCKOUT punch delivered from the mouth of my sweet little girl!
Beauty is fleeting and charm is deceptive but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised
I heard the whisper from God, "Do you believe it, Jami?"
His voice grew a little louder in my heart, "Then why don't you live it, Jami?"
SCREAMING through the halls of my soul, "A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD IS TO BE PRAISED!"
I believe that!
I preach that!
I am INSTILLING that, DEEP, DEEP in my daughter's heart, but am I living it???
If I'm living it, then why...
do I beat myself up every time I button my jeans?
do I cringe every time I find a new wrinkle?
do I roll my eyes at the sight of a new gray hair?
do I put SO much emphasis on SO many things that just DON'T matter in the grand scheme of things???
spotless kitchen,
perfectly attired children,
orderly life,
picture perfect scenes
spotless kitchen,
perfectly attired children,
orderly life,
picture perfect scenes
I needed so badly to hear my Father teaching me,
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
Do you need to hear that today too? Then let me SCREAM it at you:
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
I know you want to feel beautiful. I know how great it feels! Sunday as we got ready to go to the Super Bowl, I put on makeup and did my hair. John said, "Why are you getting all dolled up to go watch a football game?" I replied, "It just makes me feel good." Feeling pretty is fun...
Me: But Readers, you know that's not what's important right? RIGHT???
a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised
a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised
A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD IS TO BE PRAISED!
Get your eyes off the mirror! Who cares about your jean size! Leave those gray hairs RIGHT where they are! And chant it along with me:
A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD IS TO BE PRAISED!
Spend a little time "prettying" up what is important today, your soul. Take a few minutes from your grooming routine and love on your Jesus a little bit. It is WAY more worthwhile than plucking your eyebrows!
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