Mom Heart Moments #4

You shall teach [these commandments] diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

IT IS IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with a real person whose soul is alive that the deepest imprints of life are given. The secrets and deep emotions shared during the good-night hours, in which the soul of a child is tender and open; the comfort of warm, homemade food prepared and eaten in the early evening as ideas are discussed, prayers are said, and devotions are read; the advice given in the midst of washing dishes together after a meal; the heroic and riveting stories read aloud and enjoyed together that establish common patterns of morality, values, and dreams in the comfort of the blazing hearth; the mugs of steaming hot chocolate savored while squishing against each other on a couch —these are the heavenly moments when we can share God’s Word with our children. His Word is food to the soul and nourishment to the mind and conscience of a child fully awake to all that is important in life.

There is no computer, television, software, or textbook that can pass on such passion, love, and motivation.

When the invisible strings of a mother’s heart are tied to the hearts of her children through loving sacrifice and nurture, the stability and foundations of a nation become secure and stable. A mother, living well in her God-ordained role, is of great beauty and inestimable value to the future of any generation. Her impact is irreplaceable and necessary to the spiritual formation of children who will be the adults of the next generation. Fun, comfort, humor, graciousness, spiritual passion, compassion for the lost, hospitality, chores, meals, training, lifegiving words, hours and hours of listening and playing and praying and reading —all are parts of the mosaic of soul development.

Are the words of God on your heart? They must be there before they can be given to your children. Take a moment to work on memorizing today’s important verse.