Today's serving of JOY JUICE

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?   If you are a parent,  make sure to have your special serving and then share some with your family!

            Parenting is a rewarding, yet challenging job!  There are some days when tired moms and dads just wish that someone would step in and take control for a little while!  That’s exactly what God wants to do for you!   He wants to take total control and help you to have a Godly home.

            That’s why His Word is filled with commandments and instructions.  It’s not for HIS benefit…but for ours.  What does He tell us to do in the second commandment found in Exodus 20: 4?  You shall not make for yourself any graven image (idol).    We don’t have idols in our homes today…do we?

            Martin Luther taught that whatever our heart clings to and relies on, that is our idol.  Anything we love more than God, fear more than God, serve more than God or value more than God….becomes our idol. 

            Adrian Rogers wrote:  "In America we have made gods of ourselves, of wealth and material possessions, of pleasure…and even our family!"   Sure, we are to love our family whole-heartedly, but not put them ahead of God.  They will be loved more if God is number one in our life than they ever could be if they were number one!  AND that kind of love will fill their hearts and YOURS with a JOY beyond description!