Family Friday: Lead with your Head

Lead With Your Head

 

Do you ever have those days when you just don’t feel like acting as a

parent should act?  Do you ever want to just act like a child and have fewer

responsibilities?  I can answer both these questions for myself: YES! Most likely,

you have, too.  However, that is not how God instructed us to act. When I just

feel like “doing my own thing”, I must choose to lead by the knowledge of God’s

Word, not by my feelings.

  As a man, Jesus knew what it was to feel weary.  I’m pretty sure there

were times he was frustrated with his followers for their lack of understanding

or for failure to follow His instructions.  Many people misunderstood Him, and

some even hated Him.  At times, we parents may feel misunderstood and

unloved, too.  This is when we must choose to lead with our head, not our

heart.  

  There are many verses about how our heart will deceive us and cause us

to believe lies about others and the situations around us.  If I choose to follow

my heart, I will act childish, get my feelings hurt, and do what seems best for

me.  If I choose to follow the principles of God’s Word, I will dwell on His

goodness, consider others before myself, and demonstrate Godly actions.

Choose to lead with your head, not your heart!