Proverbs 31:27-28 “She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing to laziness. Her children stand and bless her.” As parents, I think we all have that deep desire that as our children become adults, they will stand and recognize all the sacrifices we made, the rules we implemented, and bless us for it. They will be proud of how we raised them. We hope to see the fruits of our labor.
I read the above passage recently for probably the 100th time and something stood out to me that had never stood out before. We tend to cling to “her children stand and bless her” because that is the result. But………….what are the four words prior to it? ”…SUFFERS NOTHING TO LAZINESS.”
It is not by accident that the words are placed strategically there. Parenting is work — simple as that, even if you have a two-parent home, but certainly when you are a single parent. It requires intention and planning. This is when children feel secure — no matter their age. Too often, with the weight of financial planning, emotional stresses, and exhaustion, we simply “give in” and do not effectively parent. We lose structure, because we are too tired to implement it. I know I have been guilty. Continue reading »
