Funny, but serious

I have to tell you my story of stories this week. I will warn you that it is totally gross, but one of those kid stories you will never forget. A few days ago, I came upstairs with one of the twins, Ben, to give him a bath. I started running the bath and getting him undressed. Wouldn't you know, he made a stinky. No big deal. Since I was getting toothbrushes ready and towels, etc, I sent Ben into his room to get the wet wipes. Meanwhile, my 10 year old had shimmied himself under our train table to watch TV. I am not sure why. He had only his head sticking out. I am pretty sure he won't do that again after what happened next! I rounded the corner to see Ben run up to Tyler and sit on his head...with only his diaper on. Tyler started saying, "Mom, my face is wet!" At this point, I am laughing hysterically. I told him to run as quickly as possible to the shower and don't look back. Well, he wasn't too quick, becuase he came by as I laid Ben down for the diaper change. As soon as I laid him down, I noticed his legs had that yellow color down to his knees. Now, I change my babies when they need it. But, I had evidently not noticed this diaper being stinky and Ben wasn't fazed by it. Can I just say this was the nastiest diarrhea diaper in the history of diarrhea diapers! Oh my! So since Tyler was walking by, I told him to look in to see what had just been on his face. He RAN and I mean RAN down the stairs to the shower. About thirty minutes later, he came back up to see me. His cheeks were bright red from all the scrubbing he had done! I had started this whole crazy night with a sinus headache. After laughing so hard for so long though, it felt like someone had hit me with a sledgehammer! Luckily, Tyler was good-hearted about it and didn't mind the constant giggle I had the rest of the night!
I have been studying about Job this week. I haven't gotten very far, but I am amazed at how many things Job had, what a Godly man he was and how blessed he must have felt. Until...God allowed Satan to attack him. How awesome is it that Job did not waiver in his faith. He did not sin and he did not blame God. What a powerful testimony of his faith! He went through some serious grief. Cursed the day he was born. In fact, I was stumped by verse 8 in chapter 3 "May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan." I learned after looking this up that in Job's day, their were actually people who were hired to pronounce curses. He was asking them to curse his birthday by calling up the sea monster Leviathan to swallow up that day. That gives you but a small glimpse into his grief. Through these few chapters that I have read though, Job has his faith where it should be. You can see by his responses to Satan's first and second attack on him that his first love was God. I have told myself I need to memorize the two verses where we hear Job's responses to these trials (chapter 1:21 and chapter 2:10). It seems like when I get angry with the kids, I always have the verse pop into my head, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer". Even though in that moment, I am usually frustrated to hear it (mainly because it goes against everything my flesh is telling me to do!), but hearing it makes me rethink my response to the situation at hand (at least most of the time!). I think memorizing Job's response may help me in the moments where tragedy hits, however mild or severe, to remember how God would want me react. I also noticed that Satan spared Job's wife. Why would he spare her? Think of how she responded to Job's second trial by Satan, "His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!"" Wow! Was she being the helper lover that she was suppose to be as a wife. I think not! In fact, she was allowing Satan to work through her, in my opinion! We, as mommas and wives, have to allow God to work through us and the only way we can do that is by staying focused on God. How do we stay focused? I John 2:5 says, "But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:" How do you obey God's word? I am pretty sure you need to know it! So, we need to stay in constant communication with Him through prayer and studying His word. I have another tidbit out of the first three chapters. God has given us an alloted time here on earth. Make the most of it. I tend to think of me dying before my kids, but what if God chose to allow one of my kids or my husband to go first. Treasure the time we have been allowed with our family. Serve and love God with all your heart, with all of your soul and with all of your mind (Luke 10:27). Where is your heart? What is your goal for life? Check what is on the top shelf of your heart. If you have allowed something to overrule God, there is no better time than the present to change. I will be praying for you and I challenge you to read about Job. I have not even given you but a small glimpse into his life. Read on, girl!