A phrase in this weeks chapter of the book we are studying at Mom's group really challenged me:
"Moms who have Jesus' life flowing through them without hindrance are free to love their children unconditionally, discipline fearlessly, firmly, and fairly, and their lives beam with the radiance of Christ. When the children see their mother, they see Jesus shining through her. It is a powerful witness."
(Denise Glen, Freedom for Mothers)
"When the children see their mother, they see Jesus shining through her." Is that what my children see when they look at me? That's what I want my children to see when they look at me.
"For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." Rom 8:29
As Christians we are to be becoming more Christlike, one of the results of this is that our children see Jesus Christ in us. We are not just teaching our children about Jesus but showing them Him.
Are we raising our children in our image, or in Christ's image?
