Mom Heart Moments #24

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

WE WOULD NEVER THROW seeds out into the wind and expect them to grow into a beautiful garden. Similarly, we cannot throw our children out into the winds of culture and expect them to become people of great character and faith. This is especially true when media —the internet, television, movies, and magazines —and cultural values at large take commitment to marriage, purity, and godly character lightly. Both media and our culture scoff at those things and promote the adulation of celebrities such as actors, athletes, and musicians whose lifestyles are immoral and vain and who obviously reject those values.

When God places a child into our arms, we know it is one of the most significant treasures we will ever be given, because what we do to invest in that child’s life will influence the course of history —not just that particular child’s life but that of future generations.

My heart is to encourage you, mom, to do the hard thing —to take the time and pay whatever it costs to be that person in your children’s lives, the one who gives them an appetite for God and the things of God. I want to see you do the work of making your home a place of real life, beauty, truth, and celebrated relationships, so that when you enter the gates of heaven, you can say to Jesus, “I did all that I could to whisper into the ears of my children the truths and secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, and to pass on a love for You.”

Is your mind being transformed, so that it is different from the world? How are you whispering the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven into the ears of your children?