I spend quite a bit of time thinking about food.
Our family is somewhat complicated when it comes to food sensitivities. I also want to be careful about what I'm putting into their bodies. I can tell a difference between when I'm feeding my kids good food that fuels them and when I'm giving them junk because I'm too lazy to get my act together.
I know the first thing they're going to say when they see me in the morning isn't, "Good morning, Mother. I hope you slept well. Isn't it a beautiful new day?"
No, it's a small face up in my closed eyes startling me awake with, "What's for breakfast?"
Every single morning.
To be on top of this, I typically go to bed having planned out what we're going to be eating the next day. I put careful thought and planning into breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks so that I know what I need to grocery shop for, what I need to take out of the freezer to thaw, what needs to go in a crock pot in the morning.
Their bodies are as important to me as my own, and as a mom I almost feel like they're more important to me than my own. Any other moms relate to that one?
Last week you could say I was convicted by a thought.
I put so much of my time and mental energy into planning and executing their meals and feeding their bodies.
Do I do the same for their souls?
After all, when their bodies die, it won't matter then what I fed them. Don't get me wrong, I still want to feed them well because it's important and I want their bodies to have the best physical health they can. But when that body is gone, where will their soul rest? The body is temporary, the soul eternal. What am I doing as a mom to feed and nourish it?
Am I encouraging them to read their Bibles? Do they see Jesus in my attitude and the way I interact with them? Do they want a personal relationship with Christ when they see me, or do I give them a skewed view of God? What kinds of things am I letting them fill their mind and hearts with while they're in my home under my care?
I can feed their bodies the best food available to us. I can make sure they're not starving and that the food they're eating in our home is not hurting their bodies. I really do believe this is important. Can I say I place the same, it really should be even more, importance on the feeding of their souls?
Just a little thought to chew on.
