She looketh well to the ways of her household,
and eateth not the bread
of idleness.
Her
children arise up, and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Many daughters have done virtuously,
but thou excellest them all.
Proverbs 31:27-29
I’m sure any regular readers that I have will soon become
tired of reading about my grandmothers, but I will never become tired of
writing about them. My grandmothers are my heroes. They are not my heroes
merely because of who they are, my grandmothers, or because of what they have
done. No. They are my heroes because of the things that they have done because
of who they are. My grandmothers are also my heroes because of what they have
taught me just by living their lives. My father’s mother in particular has
taught me what it truly means to live, to love, to give the way that Jesus did,
expecting nothing in return.
Perhaps the first time I ever noticed the selfless and
giving spirit of my grandmother was around her dinner table. Anyone who has
ever eaten at her house knows that my grandmother is always the last one in line
to fix her plate (we’ve always eaten kind of buffet style, helping our plates from
the kitchen counter before sitting down at the table). Not only that, but you
will usually find my grandmother eating standing up at the kitchen counter
because there are no seats left by the time she has finished serving everyone
else. Someone will almost always offer her their seat, but she always refuses.
When I walk around my college campus and I look at the
people around me, I don’t see juvenile delinquents. No. I see young people who
are hurting because they have no heroes. I see a whole generation of people who
have made their own way in life because they had no one to pattern their lives
after; they had no one to rub off on them. They may have had parents and
grandparents who made rules for them, but they had no living examples of Christ’s
selfless, unchanging love; they had no one to model the Word of God for them.
Parents, this is the biggest mistake you can ever make with your children.
I used to get so mad at my grandmother growing up because I
thought she hated everything. But then one day I woke up and I realized that
not only was she quoting the Bible, but she was living it. It’s one thing to
teach your children something, but it’s another thing entirely to live it
before their eyes. My grandmother is the most genuine person I know, and
watching her has made me want to know Him more.
Parents, listen to me. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s
this: Your children may not always hear what you say, but they always notice
the life that you live. Let them see you on your knees before the Lord. Let
them see you leaning over an open Bible. Let them see you giving all you have
for Him because He gave all He had for you. You make God’s Word come alive for
them that they may truly see.
If you are here today and you do not know Jesus as the Lord
of your life, I plead with you to please come to do so before it is eternally
too late for you. If you will repent of all sin and trust Jesus Christ alone to
save you, He will save you today and keep you saved forever. No one who has ever come to Him in true repentance and
faith has He ever turned away.
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