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“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”  Proverbs 31:28 (NIV)

My mother ended every night curled up on her bed reading God’s word, followed by prayer with my father.  As a child, my sister and I knew when mom was reading her Bible not to disturb her. This was her special time with God, and then the time of prayer with our father was their intimate time as a couple with God.  Their relationship was Christ centered.  They took us to church whenever the doors were open, yet a relationship with Christ was never pushed.  They knew it had to be our decision.  They prayed for us daily and prayed with us when we had personal struggles.  They asked God for guidance in raising and correcting us.

The little things we do in our private time with God are watched by our family.  Even when words are never spoken, we set the example.  As a child, I never thought a lot of mom’s quiet time.  Looking back now as an adult, I value just how blessed I was to have such a God centered family.  That is not everyone’s history, but it can be for our families.  We can live that life for our children.  We can start today by not looking back at what hasn’t happened and look at what can happen.  Make sure time is spent with God so that our children can rise up and call us blessed for setting the Christ centered lives before them. And even better will be when we meet Christ and He says to us, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

“Father, teach me to live my life in a Christ centered way so that I can obey You and influence my family to follow in Your will.”

For His Glory,

Debbie Struble
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