Sunday, July 24, 2011

Financial or spiritual burden?

Guess which one keeps mom up at night and which one keeps mom on her feet all day? She is a gifted nurturer, making the home a place for young eyes and ears to see and hear God's goodness. At the risk of Christa's pride I will say it-- she is a beautifully gifted mother. And if you read this babe, and you need a humbling reminder, your dependence for wisdom and strength from the Lord is everything you need. You will always be lacking and only he provides abundant wisdom, food, life.
Christa is like a fruitful vine, and this man is blessed (Psalm 128).
These are good boys. These are beautiful boys. The best thing they need is for their dad to love their mom well. For any prospective parents, the concern is often a financial debate, a question of whether the children will have sufficient food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, safety. I cannot emphasize enough, the true concern is whether a Christian husband and father leads his family to spiritual nourishment. This is much more than a physical effort, it is spiritual battle. Physical food is in abundance but it is the spiritual food that is scarce. Every Christian dad is prone to modeling physical overindulgence and spiritual malnourishment. If I am starving spiritually, my young boys could starve too. Physically, I can feed these boys all my life but only God can feed them in this life and the next, a food that satisfies into eternity.

3 comments:

  1. Elliot & Clement (The Boys!)
    Seeing your faces light up our day and warms our heart! You bring overwhelming love and joy to our lives.
    Love, Nana & PaPa

    Chris, your words overwhelm us with truth, depth, and honesty.

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  2. overwhelming, yes. Dave and Cindy nailed it. bro, your words are moving and breathe life into this restless mind. they stir up my brain and my heart. both thought and emotion. man, an incredible gift you use, as you reflect the Son. the TRUTH... it is good.

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  3. Well-said, Chris!! I am so thankful that you are using your gift of expression to, first of all, give glory to the One who gifted you and then, to honor your loving, lovable and lovely bride, Christa, with rich words of encouragement. Hearing you share your heart as a teen and beyond, I had a good hunch your future wife would treasure your depth and passion, but you have exceeded my expectations! Now, if YOU need a "humbling reminder," take your own advise, Christopher. :) I love you.
    --Mom

    "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." 2 Cor. 10:17

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