Reading through this chapter many things came to mind one of those thoughts took me to a verse a friend gave me when I was going through my divorce... The Joy of The Lord is My Strength!
I'm not sure if I felt the joy of the Lord during that time, in fact I probably was down right miserable and unsure of what was happening, after all I had said divorce would never be an option but I never knew where things would go eventually. So after 18 years of marriage things were coming to an end. Even though the Bible gave me grounds for a divorce, I still struggled with wondering if I gave up on God. I really hope the cycle of divorce is broken for my family, after all God hates divorce and it is just as bad or maybe as some says worse than death.
So now I have children who are angry because we divorced, I have a step son who is angry his parents divorced and gets really down at times.
Deep down I pray they will find JOY in the lord, I pray that they will reach out and embrace life knowing that all things will work out for The Glory of the Lord.
Now, back to this chapter.... I like how Stormie asks us to not deny our children emotions of negativity or emotional pain but not let them be a way of life... This may look differently for each of us.
I know just based on the story above my children struggle with anger, depression and negative emotions but I know I can encourage them to think on things that are Noble, Pure, Kind, True, Praiseworthy, etc. At the same time I can allow them to express their emotions but not let them get stuck in any negative emotion, depressed, angry, moody, or difficult personality. I will pray them out of it and pray for them to find Joy in the Lord.
Have a great week!
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