How’s your attitude?
Your
attitude is often reflected in your children.
Do you find that they are having trouble obeying you often times? Perhaps you are having trouble obeying
God. Are your children having trouble
with their speech? Perhaps you are having trouble with yours. Are your children having trouble with
anger? Perhaps you are having trouble
with often showing anger.
It has
been said that the difficulties we have are magnified in our children. Therefore, the sin issues with which we struggle
will be even more apparent in our children.
I don’t know about you, but that alone is enough incentive for me to be
careful of my actions! Philippians 4:5
tells us, “Let your moderation be known
unto all men.” When I am tempted to
“let loose” with my emotions, God tells me to exercise self-control. When I am having a rough day, I cannot let
that affect how I treat my children when I get home from work. When I am not feeling well, that does not
give me license to use unkind words and tones with others. When I am frustrated with situations at work
or with finances, that does not make it permissible to be angry with those
around me. I Corinthians 10:31 says “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or
whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Can I claim this verse if I am letting my
emotions take control of me?
Our
children need to have a correct pattern of attitude and behavior; then they can
model their lives after that pattern. I
want to do all I can, with God’s help, to be the right example for my children. Perform an attitude check on yourself, then
begin changing what needs changed. Ask
God for wisdom, then use it to improve your attitude!
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