Philippians 1:9-11 (ESV)
"And it is my prayer thatyour love may abound more and more,with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ,to the glory and praise of God."
The Apostle Paul wrote those words. As I look at the word discernment I think of what I learned in the bathroom this morning. Earlier I had walked in a saw my husband shaving his head. He is a soldier in the Army and his hair has to be in regulation or he could get in trouble. Well hair cuts are expensive and his hair grows back in two or three days, so thus he shaves his head. Well this morning I did not think anything of it. Our son was next to him washing his hands and I hopped into the shower and back out to do my things before it was just Logan and I.
Later, however, as I was cleaning the front room I went to shut the bathroom door, so I would know Logan was not messing around in there. I saw clothes on the floor as well as a towel, thought to myself, "typical," and went about my other chores. When I finally entered the bathroom I was steaming mad. Not only were there clothes and a towel on the floor but the electric razor had been left out, hair was in the sink, and my dear husband had left two disposable razors, well, obviously not disposed of. Now I am not complaining and normally being a reactionary person, I might have said a few choice words, but as God has been teaching me discernment in my home I realized that this is being keeper of the home. Sure, my husband could have been thoughtful and taken care of those things I mentioned. But I was technically coming to clean the bathroom and in about ten minutes I had the job done- not too much to be upset about and in that moment I learned a lesson in the bathroom.
To continue being a joyful keeper of my home..
"And it is my prayer thatyour love may abound more and more,with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ,to the glory and praise of God."
The Apostle Paul wrote those words. As I look at the word discernment I think of what I learned in the bathroom this morning. Earlier I had walked in a saw my husband shaving his head. He is a soldier in the Army and his hair has to be in regulation or he could get in trouble. Well hair cuts are expensive and his hair grows back in two or three days, so thus he shaves his head. Well this morning I did not think anything of it. Our son was next to him washing his hands and I hopped into the shower and back out to do my things before it was just Logan and I.
Later, however, as I was cleaning the front room I went to shut the bathroom door, so I would know Logan was not messing around in there. I saw clothes on the floor as well as a towel, thought to myself, "typical," and went about my other chores. When I finally entered the bathroom I was steaming mad. Not only were there clothes and a towel on the floor but the electric razor had been left out, hair was in the sink, and my dear husband had left two disposable razors, well, obviously not disposed of. Now I am not complaining and normally being a reactionary person, I might have said a few choice words, but as God has been teaching me discernment in my home I realized that this is being keeper of the home. Sure, my husband could have been thoughtful and taken care of those things I mentioned. But I was technically coming to clean the bathroom and in about ten minutes I had the job done- not too much to be upset about and in that moment I learned a lesson in the bathroom.
To continue being a joyful keeper of my home..
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