Weight: 227.9
BP and Pulse: 111/74, 75
GMI: 6.8 Daily 3 day Average Glucose: 145
Reported Sleep: 6:47
Yesterday's Steps: 10,361
Journal Entry:
I have felt that I might share some insights into parenting that I have developed over the years. An interesting thing that I have noticed in my life is that I frequently feel that I have learned how to become good at somethings only after I am basically done doing them. I'm thinking specifically here of the incredibly difficult responsibility of parenting.
Whereas the guidance and the experiences of others were available, for whatever reason I believe I didn't take the opportunity to learn these things as well as I should.
Parenting is an incredibly important and eternal responsibility.
Perhaps the best example of proper parenting has been set by our Father in Heaven.
Through prayer and study I am completely satisfied that our Father in Heaven loves each of His children more than we can probably fathom. His love is constant and eternal and there is no better example of proper parenting than His.
So….
When faced with difficult or complicated situations that fall under the category of parenting ask yourself how He might deal with it.
A few examples include:
Does he always just give us whatever we believe we want or deserve? Even if we pray for them?
Will he always keep us healthy or keep us from being hurt or injured?
When faced with difficulties will he step in and solve them for us?
Will he give us a nice home in a lovely neighborhood?
Or:
Will he give us guidance, goals and the ability to learn how to accomplish these things in our own way so that we can learn from others or from our own mistakes, grow and become stronger?
Life is eternal. We can't begin to imagine that but we can enjoy trying. Our mortal existence will be extremely brief when compared to eternity.
Remember, the Apostle Paul wrote in First Corinthians chapter 2:9
“... Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
I devoutly believe that.
When we complete our mortal life will we have learned the things we need to learn? The things we were sent here to accomplish?
When faced with a difficult situation, especially in parenting, ask yourself what your Heavenly Father might do. Think of the long term goals you have for your children. You can do this. Pray often for continued guidance and always strive to have the Spirit of the Lord with you. Then, when possible, wait patiently for that guidance and make the right call.
You can lovingly guide your children without giving them everything they want when they want it. As they continue to grow they will come to realize that your guidance, even though they might not appreciate it in the short run, means you love them and will always love them.
And, possibly most important, think about what kind of parents, or adults, they will become. When they are grown will the way you have treated them make them better people.
Come Follow Me:
Ezekiel 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
"Our Good Shepherd cautions that shepherds in Israel must not slumber, nor scatter or cause the sheep to go Our Good Shepherd cautions that shepherds in Israel must not slumber, nor scatter or cause the sheep to go astray, nor look our own way for our own gain. God’s shepherds are to strengthen, heal, bind up that which is broken, bring again that which was driven away, seek that which was lost.
…As Christ freely dedicated His will to the will of the Father, so we reverently take upon us His name. We gladly seek to join His work of gathering and ministering to all of God’s children., nor look our own way for our own gain. God’s shepherds are to strengthen, heal, bind up that which is broken, bring again that which was driven away, seek that which was lost."
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, Apostle
