Romans 12:1[ Place Your Life Before God ] So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. (the Message Bible)
I can't quite grasp the fact that my children grow up so quickly. I am amazed at them and how God has developed them physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Each different, a different paces; predictible yet so individualized! My LizB turned 18, has graduated High School, enrolled in Community college...has goals; is maturing...my heart wonders if we have done our best. Is she prepared? I can only trust in the Lord, ask for wisdom and pray she does the same. There are a lot of distractions in this world...but fixing our eyes on the Lord and His purposes will keep us from veering too far from the course. I am so excited for her;blessed to be part of her life. Thank the Lord for His loving-kindness, grace and mercy!
