devotion – Zuzu and Papa

Lila loves to get my ink pens and scribble. Her scribbles are beautiful to me. They are precious pieces of art, because I just love her so much and anything she does is special.

I have kept so many of my children’s scribbles, pieces of art work and flowers (and weeds) that they handed me with love. These things are so precious to me because they were given with a pure heart – “Mommy, look what I drew!” I still have flowers pressed in books from 25 years ago.

I wonder if God feels the same when we give him our heart and our limited talents and abilities? I hope so. We may feel our lives are just a scribble, but I think he sees a masterpiece. He sees what we can be.

My prayer today is to have a little True Wisdom.

James 3:17

“But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Pure – true, real, from God. I will pray every morning for wisdom to meet the challenges of the day.

Peaceable – I want a peaceful home and so I will speak peacefully to my family members…and insist that they do the same.

Easy to be entreated – to ‘entreat’ means to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something. As a mom, I am ‘entreated’ all day long! I will not be short with my children and will always have enough time to give when they entreat me for the thousandth time.

Full of mercy – I will have mercy when something is broken or misplaced or even when something is said in haste. I will not hold grudges or pout.

Good fruits – may my children and husband witness the fruits of the spirit in my life.

Without partiality – I will treat all with fairness and respect – not giving more respect (time, cuddles, a listening ear) to one and less to others.

Without hypocrisy – May my family see that I am the same at home as I am in public.

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