A Godly Heritage...

What kind of legacy are you and I leaving for our children? In this day in age where we are mocked because we are not career women or because we have more then one child, we enjoy serving our husbands and are sold out for the LORD? Now more then ever we as Christians, and not just Christians but christian women need to take a meek and quiet stand. Not to be misunderstood. But we must stand strong for the doctrines in which God teaches us to live by. We must make no compromise, for our precious children are at stake. They are watching and they know...We have the greatest opportunities in our homes.

It seems that in our society that is so full of technology and social media we have become so busy and can be easily distracted from our God given duties. And duties that if you are born again are not duties but yet a privilege.

I will ask you, do you love your family. Do you love your children. I am not speaking of a ewwy, guwwie, gushy sort of love. Yet of a full love as Christ loves us. through the day I try to keep these verses ever before me,

"And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them dilligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."

Deuteronomy 6:6-8

I believe that these verses are packed full of how to obtain a Godly heritage. It seems so simple but at many times we feel that it is hard.

First of all in verse 6 it is commanded, it is not a option to do the things that follow, we are commanded to be ever teaching our children the things of the Lord and the ways of life. If we do not then someone else with a humanist view will be more then happy too take the Job... The devil is after our families and especially our children. I believe that the home is at an all out war with our adversary. Our homes are in shambles in America because most of them have completely taken God out of the picture!

In verse 7 we are to teach them diligently. This is not a half hearted teaching approach or expecting that because you pray over your food at supper time that our faith is going to pass to your children. Our Pastor always makes this statement and I believe it to be so full of truth " Your Children will only have as strong of convictions as your tolerance level." So what ever we tend to let slip by and say oh that is not so bad. One day that will be our children's spiritual best. Now that is a scary thought. I know that there are things in my life that I let slip by that I defiantly do not want Tatum, Elyssa and Titus to have that as there spiritual level. As a mother I am suppose to be teaching my precious little gifts from heaven, and yes they are gifts so make sure you treat them that way, not like yesterdays garbage. They are treasures that are entrusted to us for a eternal purpose.... OK, Teaching them from the time they wake, when we are sitting, and when they are lying down.... Um That is all day long. There is not any half hearted teaching going on here.

Verse 8 and 9 we are suppose to bind this wisdom and Godly doctrine with principles to their hands and our hands. And they are to ever be before their eyes. And everyone around should know that we are Christians. In verse 9 it says to write them on the posts and on the gates. In our home we have scripture verses up and on the outside we have a few hanging things. I think that all the world should know that we have got something different. We should have such a joy and love for the Lord that we will be overflowing and that everyone around us will want what we have or at least say, "I don't have what that family over there has"

Mama's and Godly ladies, do not let the world drag you down. Don't look around at what they have and what they are doing. In the end none of that will matter, the only thing that will last is what is done for Christ. We have our children to mold and to make into great Christians, people that will leave their mark on this world. Jack Hyles had a Mama, Lester Roloff had a Mama, Cindy Schapp had a Mama, John R Rice had a Mama.... They were all children at one time who had Mama's that took their job seriously and they left their print... We to can fight against the devil, we already know who wins. Don't throw in the towel and have the thought ever before you, what kind of heritage are you leaving....

In Christ,

Brittany Brown

Welcome Fall, and the Note Card...

I love this time of year. It is time to get out the sweaters and in no time at all the Holidays will be here. And depending on where you live right around the corner will bring a beautiful white winter wonderland. I am so praying that we will have snow here in North Carolina. Any how, this time of year is filled with so many memory making opportunities.

However this fall seems to have come with sort of a saddened stain to it. I miss Joshua even more now then I did in the summer time. All the smells of beautiful fall. The chill in the air and just the change of the season with my dearest love gone. And the I started to think about all that he will miss being away, He will miss Tatum's seventh birthday, Elyssa's sixth birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas the new year and our birthday. But then I thought to myself wait a minute, I am not going to through a pity party. Recently I have been reading the book of Job. It has been such a blessing to me in this time of trouble. Job found something to praise God for even in the midst of the darkest storm.

I was thinking to myself, I have three little sets of eyes on me all the time. They are watching and waiting to see how I will respond to the life changes that a deployment brings. I have decided that I am going to make every day special. Children are not impressed with the things that we give them or the money we spend on them. Sure it may seem like it up front. But most of all they desire our true love and affection and our time.

Recently Tatum was feeling down with Joshua being gone. She was having a very sad day... It was raining and gloomy and she was feeling unloved. I was so broken hearted by this. But I remembered at a military class they spoke on how this is very normal during a deployment and it is how the mother handles it that will make the most difference. Well being a Christian I went before the LORD with my plea. And I wrote her a little card. It is so fun now that she can read. I wrote a simple little note "To Tatum, Love Mommy... I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU. You are very special to me. I am praying for you! Love Always, Mommy" I placed it on her bed on top of her clothes that she would be putting on that morning when she woke up ;)

When she came down she was all smiles and to be honest by this time and in the midst of all the morning chores I had gotten caught up in, I just thought she was in a pleasant mood. Until she asked Mommy.... May I have one of your special note cards? Of course I granted this request and about 15 minutes later she came down and handed me a card. My heart was thrilled. I did not expect anything back in return from the note that I had placed on her bed that morning. All I simply wanted was to be a blessing to my precious little six year old daughter who was missing her Daddy something terrible the day before. I opened the card and read "To Mommy, Love Tatum.... I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU... I know that you love me and Daddy to. I LOVE YOU MOMMY. Love Tatum Brown". As tears came to my eyes I felt that if I never accomplish anything in this life at all but to have my children be able to say to me "Mommy, I know you love me..." Then I have accomplished more then I could ever dream of.

I was glad that she felt loved and that most of all she knew she was loved. We all have days where we feel unloved, sad and that we are worth nothing. However this is a lie from our adversary. We are loved more then all the riches in this world. Our Lord loves us even when we ourselves feel un lovely! I sat back and thought.... Oh my soul how many times have I done this to God. Felt so down trodden and wanted to throw a pity party and say "no one loves me. I am all alone." When all the while he is standing there with open arms saying "my Child I love you more then the moon and starts. I gave My only son for you and I LOVE YOU....Remember I will never leave you nor forsake you." We are loved beyond measure. And that day when I was trying to be an encouragement to my daughter the child that God has so generously blessed me with. He sent a message to me through her. And I looked to him and said. "I know you love me Lord. I know I am not alone."

We are never alone. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. He is there. He is waiting to carry you through. Not only through the valley but he wants to walk on the mountain tops with you too...

Happy Fall...

In Christ,

Brittany Brown

Phil 4:16