“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” ~ Romans 12:10
This is something that we are working on in our house. You know how sometimes you think everything is under control, but at some point it really has spiraled out control without even knowing when it happened? I know sibling rivalry is a normal thing. The first story of it was Adam and Eve’s children. And that was a murder story! There is almost nothing that grates on my nerves the way bickering and unkind talk does. My children (and myself) are needing the constant reminder that we don’t act this way to one another. In our anger, we must not sin. Psalm 4:4 Anger is not sinful in itself, but how we react to it most often IS. Monday was a particularly trying day in our home. I had plans for many chores, but as it was coming upon the time that Gabe would come home I had a decision to make. Hurry and get the chores done; or go outside and play with your people? I chose to lead by example. Honoring each other more than myself. Honor my children more than “the list.” So, the list waits, but I rode a scooter, and a made a better path in the backyard for riding bikes, took lots of jumping pictures, and just had a good time in the sunshine. How great it was to show them how important they are to me. How devoted I am to them. How I would rather pick the leaves out of the sandbox for them than get to the things that are on my “list”. I just hope that they learn to put each other before themselves, and to know how richly God blesses when we can learn to obey in that. (Blessings in Obedience) I pray that today you are filled with “Brotherly Love.”
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