Mom Monday..."I am a builder"

"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."  Proverbs 14:1   We have a job to do as moms. We are builders. Hopefully we are building our house wisely. How do we do that? How do we build wisely?   " Therefore everyone who HEARS THESE WORDS OF MINE and PUTS THEM INTO PRACTICE is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against the house; yet it did not fall BECAUSE it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.' When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had AUTHORITY, and not as their teachers of the law." Matthew 7:24- 29     Are we hearing God's words? Are we spending time hearing the words of JESUS? Are we putting them into practice? Are we not just hearers but doers of the word??   May we spend some time today asking God to show us and whisper to us any words of his that we are not putting into practice.   His word is clear that 'with her OWN HANDS the foolish one tears her house down."   We have a great responsibility as moms. If we don't hear God's words, if we don't put them into practice, we are the ones who are foolish and our foolishness will tear our house down. What a sobering thought.   "Man's own folly ruins his life yet his heart rages against the Lord." Proverbs 19:3   We NEED GOD and we NEED HIS COUNSEL.  We NEED his Holy Spirit helping us. ( I just prayed from my deepest being yesterday, "Jesus! I cannot do this alone! I need you to help draw my children to you and give them the desire and love to obey you"). He WANTS to give of himself, his words, and his spirit. He gives to those who ask. He longs for us to build wisely. He is for us and not against us. He is leading us and guiding us to make wise choices in how we build but he will NOT FORCE US.   Next time someone asks us what we do, may we say, "I am a builder." May we build well. May our foundation be the rock, Jesus Christ. When (not if) the rains come, the wind blows and beats against our house.........may it not "fall with a great crash" but may it stand strong because we have heard his words and put them into practice. Blessings from Bombadil. Kristy LInk "I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26