Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
I Corinthians 5:17
Well, that was our memory verse last week. On Wednesday Elijah looked at me with bugged eyes and exclaimed, "But mom, what does it MEAN?!"
So, I attempted to explain the verse to my five year old. Telling him that when Christ is in our lives, the old man– the ick, the sin, the ugly side gets replaced with the new man. It was one of those precious moments– being able to share the gospel with my son.
Then, Elijah sat back…squinted his eyes…and inquired, "Mom, is Christ in your life?" And, he was nodding as he asked as if to answer his own question. Then, he went on…"Yes, mom…most of the time, you ARE new…BUT, sometimes you are OLD."
Out of the mouths of babes, right? It’s true. I am (more often than I’d like to admit) old…the old man comes flying up out of somewhere and surfaces the icky ugly sinful side. I am so thankful for the grace of God!
His comment reminded me of something I posted on the FIAR message board:
"Sometimes I wonder if God has more in store for me or them as a result of our homeschooling. It seems like I’m the one who is constantly seeing my own dross come to surface, and my desperate need for refinement– my need for a Savior. This wasn’t the plan! Homeschooling was so I could mold and shape the children…not for my own molding and shaping. God’s ways are higher than mine."
Lord, please bring the dross to the surface…even if my children have to see it. Let them know that I am dependent on my Savior and that I am not some super human being. Lord, MAKE ME NEW!
I know that I am learning so much more than my dc are. God has changed me and challenged me in so many ways with Homeschooling!
I ain't what I'm gonna be, but Thank God, I ain't what I used to be either!
BTW yes you put the strawberry jam on the sandwiches. (Sort of like a Monte Cristo if you have ever had one-the ones I have always had were served with jam or preserves, sometimes they also have syrup with them.) The Pepper Jack cheese with the sweet jam is heavenly! (You could probably do maple syrup instead if you like it better.)
Come on Mikey give it a try!
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Regarding your 5yo's comment… maybe he just meant that sometimes you are old. As in elderly old? 😉 Well, I know my kids think I am quite ancient sometimes!
Have a very blessed day!
Marsha
Hi Ami ~
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Christa
(from FIAR)
This has been on my heart a lot lately too. My whole life I wanted to be a mommy because of all the wonderful things I would get to teach them. Not once in all of my dreaming did I think that God would be using them to teach ME. The older I get the more awful and selfish I realize I am. I hope too that God will keep revealing to me (as painful as it is sometimes) and keep me growing in Him.
Oh, this is so true… too true… kinda like the blind leading the blind, good thing we have an awesome guide! 🙂