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A study with my husband in the morning, and then one alone when he leaves for work. A family study at dinner, and another alone with my husband at night just before sleep. There are also the studies I do with the children myself through-out the day. When I write that down, I see how blessed we are. We pray each time too, but I feel that prayer, and study, are still areas that I (we) lack in. My husband mentioned to me the other day he felt the same way, perhaps God is preparing us for more leading in this area. I hope so. My husband will let me know. I want to be more devoted, but it does seem that for all the Word God graciously gives me that I am still stiff-necked too much of the time...self. The Lord bless you.
Gendou Ikari said:Don't you think you might be over doing it a little.
Don't you think you might be over doing it a little.
D46,
No sister, sorry, and not even any single friends at this point. I was single last year (widowed in 12/03), but my husband snatched me up before anyone else had a chance to....or so he tells me. The longer we are married, though, the more I realize that I am ashamed that I wasn't the one doing the snatching. I think your are right to pray for a wife that desires to be in God's Word, though, and I will make that my prayer for you too when I see your posts on this board. The Lord bless you.
Honestly, I would like to do more, but this season of my life only allots me what I have mentioned in my last post. Unlike my husband, and some of the others who have posted here, I am in a blessed position that affords me the opportunity to read the Word of God all throughout the day. I haven't always taken advantage of that opportunity in the past, to be honest. I want my children to have the Word presented to them, and that is my responsibility, along with my husband, and I feel very blessed to have that duty. I am not ashamed a the amount of time we spend in the Word at all.
I wonder if you would have asked me the same question if I told you that I read novels, or thrillers, 4 hours a day, or played video games 4 hours a day, or watched tv 5 hours a day, or stayed on line 6 hours, or on the phone 3, etc. something along those lines. We read in our home quite a bit because I home educate, and we also care for a farm. I don't have a lot of time wasters around, and my schedule doesn't allow me to utilize the other things that could be (like the phone)....except when schools out if I let them become a problem. This year I tried to fill that time up with study too, though. I have purposed to make the Word my priority, because only in the past few years have I been given a hunger for the Word to this degree by God...I think it is a great blessing...It's too bad I didn't study more when I was younger an had even more time. I am not boasting, but give Him the glory for both opportunity, and desire. I am 35, and have only just come to this in my life, and I will over due it for as long as the Lord allows. I just pray that God grows me in obedience, and love toward others, during this time. I am similar to mutz in that I use to have shelves full of commentary, but now it's more biographys of other believers, and educational books that are in tune with our families beliefs for the purpose of the education of my children. I get them mostly from the Mennonites, and Amish, because they are good quality teaching, and they are full of the Word. So, even with these the priority remains the same. I hope that never changes, and I hope that my children desire the Word of God earlier in their lives than I did, and I pray that they have eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart that understands.