This week we are working on a small, but important verse that we have been needing some work on.
1 Corinthians 13:4a
Love is patient, love is kind.
I'm not sure if it is the weather or the fact that everyone has been sick in the last two weeks, but we are needing some patience in this house! We will talk about and model how to be patient...for a toy...for a child to get their shoes on...for your turn to swing...for mommy to get your dinner...for a child to get buckled in the car...for daddy to read you a book or rub your back or get you a drink....I think I should stop because obviously I could go on and on.
The second part of the verse is just as important. If we are trying to be patient but using unkind words or thinking unkind things, it really negates the effort. I want the kids to realize that being kind can make everyone feel better about themselves and can keep a situation from becoming a yell-a-thon. I am a yeller...I always got voted the loudest teacher of my grade level...and the coolest...heehee. I don't mind hollering in a good way, but when the words go from kind to unkind to downright mean, that is when it has got to stop.
Both of these attributes, or fruits of the spirit, can only be accomplished through love. The love of Jesus that He puts in our hearts will come out of our hearts (and mouths) if we will let it.
2025 Recap
4 months ago
2 comments:
You are a yeller? What does that make me?! I hope the illnesses are long gone and that patience takes rufuge in your house this week. I need a good dose from 5-7 almost every single day!
Interesting- I have had a very trying week with my little tootie too! (or make that a trying 78 weeks!)I need to remember to keep my cool!
Post a Comment