Our Daily Bread...

"The character of your children tomorrow depends on what you put into their hearts today." 

This is a quote from a reading in Our Daily Bread.  It's not that this is a really deep philosophical quote, it just made me think:  WHAT am I putting into my children's hearts?  What do they think is truly important in life?
I'm also reminded of a bumper sticker I recently saw on the back of a friend's car.  It said something like  "The most important things in life are not things.". 
This is yet another simple, yet powerful statement that made me think of my kids.  What am I teaching them?  Better yet, what am I showing them?
It's no secret that our actions are way more important than our words.  "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." -James 1:22
I've got to start thinking more about how my lifestyle affects my kids.  It is evident that my daughter will have some of the same struggles I do.  As of right now, my son is the exact opposite.  I know that could change at anytime though.
They want to have and do the same things I do.  They want to eat the same things that I eat.  I've GOT to make a conscious decision to be healthier on a moment by moment basis!
My body is not my own.  My children are not my own.  It ALL belongs to HIM!!!  How am I taking care of what belongs to my AWESOME GOD?


"Or didn't you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don't you see that you can't live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you. God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body."    -The Message

"for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."   -1 Corinthians 6:20

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