Why are there so many decisions to make in life? Especially as a Mum. There are just so many considerations. Sometimes it's a little overwhelming.
I've really been struggling with the whole discipline thing, and spoke to my pastor and his wife a little while back, along with friends. A friend gave me a book, 'Don't Make Me Count to Three' which I started reading ages ago, but don't think I ever finished and didn't really have the energy to read before (sounds terrible I know). But recently I found it again and thought it'd be a good time to read it. Found it quite helpful to think through different issues, but I guess the biggest part I took away was coming back to what the Bible says, particularly in Ephesians 6. It tells children to obey your parents and honour your father and mother. I worry that my decisions may not always be the best, and whether it's fair for my children to have to 'obey' me. But I guess I have to realise that God has put me in this role, and He promises to give me His strength if I submit to Him. It's just so hard at times.
This afternoon I read a blog post from Bob Kauflin who recently visited our church and he highlighted the importance of coming back to the Bible as we think about how our churches should operate, in particular in terms of worship and music. He suggested it's easy to get distracted by what other people do or don't do and our opinions about that, rather than coming straight to God's Word and getting our views directly from there. Made me think how often we do the same with discipline.
Phew. Sometimes life is heavy. Sometimes I wish there weren't so many decisions I had to make.
