Thoughts from
the Mom’s Heart Conference
by Suzie M.
This past weekend I attended Sally Clarkson’s Mom
Heart Conference. The weekend was filled
with the Holy Spirit, encouragement, laughter and tears. I have never left a weekend conference
thinking I can’t wait to get home to spend time with my children, read to them
more, disciple them better, and the best of all enjoy them.
I gleaned so much information this weekend I am
literally taking some time to just pray over my notes, and like Hezekiah lay it
before the Lord to see what I need to prioritize and implement.
Here is a list of some of my favorite “Pearls of
Wisdom” from all the speakers at the 15th annual Mom Heart
Conference:
o
Embrace Motherhood, it’s not a sacrifice
it’s a gift.
o
Look at myself through the eyes of my
children – I am their superhero, rock star etc, and God chose ME to be mom to
these children.
o
Satan is ready to attack. Be a woman of action! You will face opposition in the form of
distractions, be persistent and do not allow your time with the Lord to be
taken away. Be the next Nehemiah and
build a wall around my “Jerusalem”, to raise up the next
generation for Christ.
o
I am the bible my children are
reading.
o
Parent in their heart, be their
advocate.
o
Be a grace filled parent. Grace is not communicated by shame, guilt,
impatience, agendas, distractions or anger.
o
Am I compromising my ideals? Do I have people in my life that will hold me
accountable to my values?
o
A Christian is either growing or dying,
there is no in between.
o
We want to build an estate not a condo,
building an estate takes a lifetime, planting one day at a time.
o
In the absence of biblical conviction
you and your kids will go the way of culture.
o
In the absence of a loving relationship
you and your kids will go to culture to get love.
o
As Christians we can’t be conformed to
the “Christian world” either but we must have biblical conformity.
o
Feed your mind/life on people who have
fed their mind on God.
o
Trust God with your puzzle, how to put
your family together (school, sports, church, discipling etc.).
o
Put down the work and pick up the child.
o
We can’t live by a formula there is
none, we must live by faith.
o
Am I a good steward of my children’s
minds (mine too)? Give them stories that invade their hearts, give them my own
God stories.
o
AM I creating a living loving culture?
Guilt or grace? Freedom or legalism?
o
Whatever I put in my children is what is
going to come out.
o
Create a culture that breathes God.
o
Lastly, our children are like
gardens. We have to plant what we want
to harvest. If you leave open spaces,
whatever “blows” along or what you don’t intentionally plant will fill in those
spaces. Plant the best for the best
outcome. If your kids hearts are hard
(just like hard soil) you can’t plant anything, you must work to soften their
heart and then plant the seeds. Love is
the water for your “garden”.
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