May We Be Godly!

My husband is gone to Arizona for the week speaking at a conference. My youngest son, Zeke, is really struggling with his daddy being gone. He bawled the other night crying, "I want my daddy. He is my favorite part of the whole family." Zeke (and all my children) LOOOOOOOVE their daddy. If you've ever seen my husband with his children, you would understand why. He is an AWESOME dad. He is physically & verbally affectionate, he spends time with each one making them each feel special, not comparing them to anyone else but giving them freedom to be who God has made them to be. He disciplines them ("he who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him." Prov. 13:24) teaching them the ways and words of God. He plays, laughs, and wrestles with them a ton. He is merciful and gracious when they mess up and when he messes up and gets a little too angry at their sometimes foolish behavior he is quick to apologize
and make it right seeking their forgiveness. He tucks them in bed at night singing a special song and praying over them. He takes them with him wherever and whenever he can. He puts them first and often makes sacrifices on their behalf. The other day, Zeke said, 'Dad is the best dad in the whole world because we both had to go to the bathroom and he let me go first." He puts MY PRECIOUS CREAMER in thier oatmeal with much objection from me. He yells, "Honey time" and they come into the kitchen where he drops a splash of honey on their tongues. He is sooooooo good to me and teaches them to love and honor/respect me.

Do you know why my husband is such an awesome dad causing my children to ache deeply in their souls when he is gone? Because he loves Jesus deeply.He admits he is a selfish, angry, unloving man without God and has bent his knee to the one who is love and selflessness asking him (Jesus) to come to dwell within him and to help him walk as he walked through the power of the Spirit of God. It's because he fills his mind with God's words, meditating on them day and night seeking to do what he has heard. We walked out of the movie, "The Book of Eli" this past Friday night talking about who we would be without "The Book" Ohhhhhhhh- how we looooooove the Book because we know and admit that without God, His Spirit, and His wonderful words, we would be two messed up, selfish, unloving, foolish people capable of doing great harm.

However, with the deepest and most sincere THANKS, we have "The Book", which has taught us about God, about his love and his ways, about Jesus who offers to fill us with His Spirit and help us to live life the way He planned. Now, because of God and His words, and a humble and truthful husband who admits his need, I have 5 children who are filled to the brim with love for their daddy and achy souls when he is gone.

Your story is not over yet. I share this simply to give testimony to the power of God and His words. I share this to give witness to his words that say, " I have come that you may have life abundantly". I share this to say
GODLINESS IS WORTH EVERYTHING. IT IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. Seeing my children ache for their daddy and seeing how he has touched the depths of their souls inspires me to be a better mom, a more godly mom. Because GODLINESS touches souls. This isn't just about a dad and his children, this is about the affect of GODLINESS on the souls of those around you. Who is around you? Whose souls would weep and ache if you were not around because you have been "God" to them??????

May we be GODLY. Blessings from Bombadil. Kristy Joy Link