What Made My Veteran's Weekend Great...

I know why God wanted me at the Church I'm now attending.  One reason is to hear (on repeat) the message of Shame vs. Grace.  My Pastor, Kris, did it again.  Spoke truth from God that pierced my heart in a very real area of struggle; namely, shaming my middle child versus “gracing” her and welcoming her into my presence.

People have been asking me all morning, “how was your veteran’s day weekend?”  It was great for me for one reason in particular – I truly played with my kids.  With absolute clarity, I could hear the voice of God say, "stop trying to ‘get stuff done,’ get on the floor, and play with these little kids.  Demonstrate my love for them. 

We have a little keyboard with pre-set songs on them.  So Ryder would play a song and I would do a Charlie-Chaplin type silent play and just act like a fool.   This was the most fun I’d had with my kids in a long long time.  I was truly present.  I had a lot to do: chores, work, school, etc.  But the conviction from the Spirit was so strong, the feeling of pressure was all released.  There was no temptation to stare at my computer, tablet, phone, etc. 

All this to say, I needed to hear the message of the superiority of Grace over shame in my parenting.  In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever have a day where I don’t need to 1) hear the Gospel of Grace and 2) preach it to myself.

Here’s to preaching the Gospel to myself for from here on out! 

Love you all and that's why I share my life and the gospel...

RBAR