Waiting For the Harvest

 Man oh man... rough day today. I haven't prayed for patience recently but I'm pretty sure God decided to give me a refresher course anyways! After an incredibly challenging afternoon (okay lets be honest... incredibly challenging two days!) with my treasured first born, I found myself on the couch, feeling like a total failure. Completely unequipped to do this job. But in His grace I feel that tug to open up the Word, to refresh myself and my calling as a mom. 
Now I don't believe in Bible "roulette" - but there is a time to study the Word and a time to desperately fall into it. Today I am the latter. I blindly open up my Message Bible and find Proverbs 13:24 underlined (hmmmm. that must have been another great day!).....

"A refusal to correct is a refusal to love;

love your children by disciplining them."

The old saying "this hurts me more than you", is hard to believe until you are a parent. To discipline in love. To correct because you want to prevent destruction... it's hard, it feels like it doesn't work most days. But I have confidence that persistent love and consistency will pay off, although right now the "harvest" seems so far away!

I think of James when he writes:

"Wait patiently... you see farmers do this all the time..waiting for their

valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its

slow but sure work. Be patient like that. 

Stay steady. Stay strong."

Message Bible James 5:4