Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. — Tryon Edwards
How true is this! Attitude is one of the many things that I struggle with, whether with the person driving the speed limit in the fast lane, children needing my attention when I am trying to read one paragraph from the newspaper, or my husband asking me where something is located in our home when he has lived here just as long as I have (in his defense, I do like to move things around). I am convinced that our attitude is the daily battle between angels and demons. God is gently whispering to me to be an example of his son, love him, love others while it seems that Satan is screaming at the top of his lungs, "PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID!" Who's voice am I going to let lead my day, purpose, action, habit, character, destiny? Being a mother of 3 small children, ages 7, 5, and 3 it seems more difficult to always have thoughts that are of eternal significance. It's exhausting to just have day to day conversations with my little ones. No joke, in me sitting down at the computer, I have been asked can I have a drink, can I have cereal, stopped a fight between brothers and sent a boy to bed for whining. All in a time period of about 2 minutes of me trying to type this blog. Did I say exhausting? Yet, what more important lesson to teach my children than the love of God with my thoughts and mostly my actions! Today I have failed miserably but the good thing about family is that we love each other, forgive each other, tolerate each other, and learn from each other.
Praying that tomorrow I can be a better teacher!
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