If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5
I have been needing wisdom in so many areas of my parenting lately. Most of my frustrations come from not knowing the right way to handle certain situations. Some as simple as how to get my 7 year old to take his new medicine each night at dinner. I sit there each night and try all different tactics, none working.....I then think to myself...."ok Lord, I need wisdom....what do I do next?" After an hour of struggling, he finally took it, but only after much crying and frustration among all of us. I still don't feel like I received wisdom.
I guess because I feel like if I had done it the right way it wouldn't have taken so long or been such an ugly drawn out situation. I also feel like if I had received God's wisdom I would feel confident in how I will handle the situation again tonight. Guess I will keep praying about it today.
I have a long list of situations with my kids similar to this one that I think I lack wisdom....maybe I should write them all out so I can pray on them daily.
1 comment:
Hi Deidra! This is a good wisdom post!
I don't always feel certain that the choices I've made are the right ones, either.
If I can respond to those tough decisions without worry and without anger, I figure God's helping me, because those are my natural reactions. And If I can think of a Scripture that I'm applying or I'm helping my children apply, then I'm confident that God is giving me wisdom, because Jesus said obedience to the Bible is a big part of wisdom.
I've been praying for you,
Michelle
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