A neighbor and I have been talking lately about our 2/3 year old sons and their varying levels of obedience. It drives us crazy that our boys seem to turn a deaf ear, stall, complain, get distracted, or otherwise manage to be disobedient after we have given them the simplest of jobs (requests, commands...). We would like them to obey us, in the words of a fellow blogger, "right away, all the way, and in a joyful way," because we understand that obedience is one of the cornerstones of christian discipline.It is clear to both of us how to proceed in this training up (at least in theory); it is just a matter of practicing these methods every single day in every single situation. As Christians, my neighbor and I are also holding each other accountable in our relationships as daughters of God in regard to this practice of prompt, complete, joyful obedience.
Yet again I am receiving lessons on faith from my not-quite-3 year old. Talk about humbling!
7 comments:
AMEN, sister!
love ya Em just wanted to say hi and that i miss you
your lil sis carolyn
ps your a great mommy
thanks sis :) love you too.
She figured out how to get online at school. I told her to try for complete sentences and reasonable grammar, ie, not im-speak.
you're mother. (ha-get it?)
I'm trying to raise my kids the best way i can for Obedience, my way, the highway or go away lol BATMAN
*lol* Batman and I are GENERALLY on the same page, but there are times we word it differently. :D M, thanks for the post, it was great... Needed it to help me get back on track. Now the littles here have a choice. "Yes ma'am and smile sweetly" or "right way, all the way, and in a joyful way"... Or with daddy, the highway... :) Love you!
Oh, and D? That shirt has GOT to go!!!
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