Legacy of Love

A few weekends ago my hubby and I went to the Weekend to Remember conference in Little Rock. It was wonderful to be able to have a weekend to focus on each other, as husband and wife. We really need to date more often, when you have three young boys things tend to get busy.

Anyway, there are several things that I have been working on...but they can all be summed up in this: What kind of legacy do I want to pass on to my future generation? In other words, what will my boys learn from me? What will I be remembered for?

I want my boys to know what is important to me, without even having to think about it. I can tell them everyday that I love God...I love their daddy...I love them, but am I showing them? Do they see that I love God, do they see that I love their daddy, do they see my love for them?

God should be my first and foremost relationship, He hasn't been. My husband should be right after Him, he hasn't been. My children should be after my husband. They have been first in my life. The thing is I have been a stressed mommy, a tired mommy. I wonder why? Yes that could have something to do with trying to keep up with my 7 yr old in basketball, or trying to keep my 3 yr old from breaking a limb when he jumps off the furniture, or from all the craziness of my 10 month old(I could go on forever about that one!) I don't expect to not have any stress in my life. My peace is not made up of quiet. It's just that when I have my priorities out of order, my life will be out of order. I wish the Container Store had something for my priorities :) Luckily the Bible does:
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16

Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' – Matthew 22:37-39

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. . .And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. - excerpts from 1 Corinthians 13:4-13

What it all boils down to is I'm praying that God will help me keep my priorities straight. To seek Him first. To love like He loves.