Jonathan Edwards made that prayer famous: "God, stamp eternity on my eyeballs!"
Only two things are eternal: God's Word and souls.
Oh that we would get fresh perspective in the mundane and see the spilled milk in light of eternity.
Oh that as mothers we would perceive our position as one of everlasting significance!
The fingerprints on the glass...
The mountains of laundry...
The corrections that are repeated and repeated and repeated...
The baby in the highchair, the man-cub that is learning to push himself further than he thought he could go, the teen that is making decisions that will frame the rest of her life who needs mother's guidance.
These are eternal matters. They are the small things, the layers, that make up the big picture. Each day in our homes we are called to be faithful to the task of nurturing these little souls that will last forever.
Don't lose sight of it. They need our love, they need our focused attention, they need us to depend on the Lord's strength to sacrifice our own desires for theirs instead.
They need us to set our minds on things above, not on things of the earth.
God, stamp eternity on our eyeballs.
6 comments:
Thanks for this reminder, Bambi!
As I get older (and I now have a brother who is 60!), I realize that life is certainly shorter than I imagined so many years ago.
And so eternity is more present on my mind than ever before. And so it teaching my children about God, His love, and their need for Him.
Eternity presses in on us with every passing day. May we learn this ourselves, and share it with those around us!
Blessings,
Terry
Ah. A relieved sigh comes softly out of my mouth.
i needed to hear this! I needed to be reminded that what I'm trying to do here matters!
Thank you for another pertinent post.
I'm refreshed for my day!
Love this post!! What a blessing to read.
Blessings to you,
Libby
Thank you gals for commenting!
Thanks for the reminder Bambi! I lose sight sometimes! :)
Nicole Auld
Beautifully said! :)
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