Persistence

I’ve realised lately that I’ve thrown in the towel. Life is busy, I have two little children with the third not far away and there are many days when I just let things go because I’m too tired.

Our little girl is delightful. She has a twinkle in her eye and her hugs a long and strong. She’s also a just a little bit crazy. There are days when I sit back and wonder where her spirit of adventure and lack of fear come from; I shake my head as I seek to save her from another dangerous predicament. The notion of being still is not one she is familiar with, so much so that my husband came running to me the other day because he found her sitting in a bed reading a book. It was as exciting to us as her taking her first step!

What I have also come to realise though is that by the same age, I had trained her brother to sit quietly on a mat and play for up to half an hour. I gave him time every day and was consistent with what I expected of him. I remember having a go with Annabelle but I gave in because it was so hard. I can see now that some of her cheekiness is because I have not been consistent nor persevered. I’ve excused my lack of parenting because of her personality. Yet, this little girl was lovingly and thoughtfully created by God. He gave her a big personality and all her energy and then He chose Jonathon and me to train her and love her. He has supplied us with the necessary grace to be her parents; we just need to avail ourselves of it. I know I’ve said it before, but I am amazed at God’s patience with me. He endures to see His life established in me and He does not give up. How much I have to learn from Him to see His life in my daughter.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.