Perseverance
Philippians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. "- (NIV)
Pressing on toward the goal. Remove burdens that slow us down. Take care of your family. It seems that the last few days have been a theme of continued work. Keep on moving. Don't give up.
A small incident just happened. It is late at night and my wife is trying to get the youngest asleep. The eldest daughter (4 1/2) is downstairs. In whinnyey voice she continually calls for mommy. She does not respond when I ask if I can help her. I go into the next room with her. When I ask her what she wants, she whines her answer "I want Mommy."
This is a time I need to persevere. But to look over the past posts, and more specifically the versesperseverancece is connected to a goal. When situations like the above grate on my nerve, I will try and not just get through it. I will try and think of the goal. Is the goal just to get my child to stop whining? This is generally what I am thinking in this situation.
The goal could be to train her in a Godly way. My approach then changes to how I deal with the situation. My typical response is to play warden and get her to do what I say. The attempt with a goal my require me to explain why this behavior is in appropriate and also give her an alternative action that is more acceptable, for example: "If you need mommy this is how you get her attention ..... " (and then get her to do what I say).
Perseverancece does not mean that we simple wait until an annoying or uncomfortable experience passes. To persevere is to deal with the situation with the goal in mind.
Lesson: To persevere you must act appropriately to a situation to move you closer to your goal.
Pressing on toward the goal. Remove burdens that slow us down. Take care of your family. It seems that the last few days have been a theme of continued work. Keep on moving. Don't give up.
A small incident just happened. It is late at night and my wife is trying to get the youngest asleep. The eldest daughter (4 1/2) is downstairs. In whinnyey voice she continually calls for mommy. She does not respond when I ask if I can help her. I go into the next room with her. When I ask her what she wants, she whines her answer "I want Mommy."
This is a time I need to persevere. But to look over the past posts, and more specifically the versesperseverancece is connected to a goal. When situations like the above grate on my nerve, I will try and not just get through it. I will try and think of the goal. Is the goal just to get my child to stop whining? This is generally what I am thinking in this situation.
The goal could be to train her in a Godly way. My approach then changes to how I deal with the situation. My typical response is to play warden and get her to do what I say. The attempt with a goal my require me to explain why this behavior is in appropriate and also give her an alternative action that is more acceptable, for example: "If you need mommy this is how you get her attention ..... " (and then get her to do what I say).
Perseverancece does not mean that we simple wait until an annoying or uncomfortable experience passes. To persevere is to deal with the situation with the goal in mind.
Lesson: To persevere you must act appropriately to a situation to move you closer to your goal.
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