Little Eyes Watching

It never fails; I'm eating some chocolate truffle, candy, ice cream, chips, something no-so-healthy, and one of my kids asks for it. I feel the guilt before I look down at happy, expectant eyes. So I give them a piece of it. Most often, they already had their fill of junk, and my ill-judged timing affects their bedtime. Should get a lock on my closet to indulge the truffle in peace? But wait. What if it was a carrot that I was muching in secret? Now I'm convicted. And it's not because of truffles, but a deeper principle. My kids watch my every move- what I do, eat, watch, read- everything. They want it too. If I watch sinful movies, read evil stories, and indulge in the world's entertainment, my kids want it too. And what's worse... I'm more tempted to let them have what I'm having, because I've justified it in my own life.

"Do not love the world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you." 1 John 2:15

The best thing I can do for my children is follow Jesus wholeheartedly. What I watch, listen to, or read must go through the test of God's word before I indulge.

My prayer: Lord, help me to follow you without compromise. Help me to turn away from watching, listening to, or reading anything that is not pleasing to You. Amen.

Ponder this: Are your kids following you down the straight path? Ask the Lord to show you any areas you are compromising and confess it to Him, for He will give you grace.

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