Seeing Truth.......Filled with Joy!

I try very hard to remember that NO person is perfect.  NO person!  Not a single one!  Including, my kids.  They aren't perfect, but they are priceless treasures!  I am so thankful for the is journey of being a mama.  Not just a mama, THEIR mama!  It moves me to tears to think that God allows me to be a mama.  I love that in Him I can do this job well.  I take this responsibility very seriously.  I know that I have a few short years to invest in their lives, and I want to invest well.  It isn't easy, but TOTALLY worth it!

My days are filled with repeated task and words.  My nights are sometimes filled with wake-up calls and staying up late to make sure they home safe and sound.  It isn't glamorous, but it is glorious!  It isn't monumental, but it is meaningful!  It isn't always blissful, but always beautiful!  It is my favorite job ever!  It is hard!  It is tough!  It is tedious!  It is painful!  It is COMPLETELY WORTH IT!

I believe that God knows this job of being a parent isn't easy. Since He loves us with an endless, undying, perfect love He encourages as we walk this journey.  Today this happened to me again.  Little glimpses of understanding, that all those repeated words and task pay off.  Our kids hear, and see and learn.  And, it is BEAUTIFUL!

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3John 1:4"

Today God allowed me a glimpse of this joy!  I went to our children and shared my heart.  It was regarding being obedient with a good attitude.  It was a teaching moment.  It was repeated words, spoken with the hopes of truth sinking deep into to their hearts.  It was TRUTH, it was necessary, not exactly pleasant, but as a mama I knew it needed to be said.  And, they listened, and it was BEAUTIFUL!

A few minutes later, one of those blessings came to me and said, "mama, I am sorry for how I treated you when you told me to do something at the pool." And then later in his prayer he prayed and asked God to help them all obey without complaining.  And, I blinked away tears of pure joy and this verse, that I had hidden in my heart came to mind.

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3John 1:4"

God word is completely true, there is NO greater joy!  NONE!