Desperate: Chapter 7

That's me being silly with Jonathan. But, here's the reality… I am selfish. I'm terribly selfish. I don't want to be, but it's in my sinful nature to be selfish.

It was when Jonathan was born, over 6 years ago, that I realized how selfish I was. I was trying to work and take care of myself but this little boy wanted his mommy and wanted to nurse non-stop. I had to learn to let go of my selfish nature and care for this little boy that God had miraculously given to me.

I also had to learn to be responsible for my own soul care as described in this chapter. No one else could do that for me. I had to find ways to take care of myself and then give my best to my boys.

Sarah Mae talks about bringing her children into church with her in this chapter. This is such a sacrifice and a blow to selfishness. Most parents refuse to even try this integrated approach to worship and engagement with their kids. Josh and I have been doing this since we started attending our current church last summer. I shared recently about a book that will help you if you'd like to make that jump and some things that we keep in our church bag that help us engage our kids during service.

I encourage you to let go of your selfishness. Engage your kids. Put in the hard work now and the fruit will come. Share life with your kids. As Sally says in this chapter, our passion for life and our kids teaches them to have passion and joy in life.

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