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June 8, 2009
Today, while I was taking the sacrament, and repenting over a slip of this week, the Holy Spirit, whispered to my spirit, a promise.
Here was my self dialogue. “How do we really change, we talk so much about change, it seems so complicated.”
“Oh, yes, Faith in the Savior, I know the answer, its BELIEF, its FAITH, in Him.”
The Spirit then whispered to my heart, “If you have Faith in Christ, I will make your weakness a Strength. I will help you be as gentle as Lamb, and the Lion in you, will be for me, in Boldly pronouncing truth.” I knew, that the Lion would not be a scary Lion, coming out at the wrong times.
“Ether 12:27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their aweakness. I bgive unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my cgrace is sufficient for all men that dhumble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make eweak things become strong unto them.
As I sat there, I believed in my Lord, I put my Faith in His promise, communicated by the Holy Ghost, to my heart and mind. I knew my weakness, in coming to the Lord, will become my strength, and how joyfully I will be to live in peace as a lamb, but have the ability to be the Lion when God needs a fearless woman to impart truth. Christ’s atoning grace changing me from the lion that comes out and produces fearful children.
I realize, that to change me, God has to do two things, teach me skills for different ways, and then ability beyond my own to perform and accomplish those newly learned skills.
Here is what he guided me tonight, Charlotte Mason says on teaching a child ” Habit of Sweet Temper” –Mother should “change the child’s thoughts before ever the bad temper has had time to develop into conscious feeling, much less act.”
She talks of watching the child and perceiving their feelings, and diverting them gives them a tool they can use, self diversion to a positive venue, to guard their virtue.
Instead of punishing, help them change a bad habit, into a good habit, contrary to the bad action. This takes a loving and patient, consistent attentive watchful eye over the course of six weeks to train their brains to a new thought pattern and set of actions. So for example Rawl approaches Hazel to steal her blanket, have him run go get her a toy, or I am noticing my patience is waning, so I go outside and do a cartwheel, and sing my favorite song, diverting my unreasonable thinking enough to think of a higher way!
Philip. 4: 13 I can do all things through aChrist which bstrengtheneth me.
So for the next six weeks, for a ’sweet temper’ which I usually have, but that I want to have in the worst moments of all, sweet, but firm, and assertive, (She says to parents, “Its enough to to say, ‘Do this’, in a quiet tone, an authoritative tone, and expect it to be done.” )I will be:
Chang[ing] [MY] thoughts before ever the bad temper has had time to develop into conscious feeling, much less act.”
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I am amazed that with 3 kids you were able to have that special moment during the sacrament. Thank you for posting it. I need to work on my patience also and found comfort in your experience.
Comment by Marseille — June 9, 2009 @ 10:16 am
Marseille,
It really may have helped that it was at Mim and Allan’s baby blessing, so I had grandparents, and aunts there to help with the children! Thank you for your comment.
Comment by emily — July 6, 2009 @ 11:51 am