Journal of Faith: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling Philippians 2:12

; Children and God By: Francis Hirak What is the key priority when it comes to children and God, and why are they so important and precious to Him? How should we go about raising our children according to God so as to give them true understanding and become wise and knowledgeable in God’s ways? What are God’s principles when it comes to children and how should we apply them? Jesus answers many of these questions in Mark 10 and shows us how precious children are to God. As we examine Mark 10:13-15, we can see how precious our children are to Him though taking a close look at this passage. “Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” Let us ta...

I can almost always tell when people are trying to get away with things around me. I can also tell when people are trying to get something from me. They have this weird smile, they start talking strangely, and all the while they are working their way to what they want. I found that my child is the same way. When he smirks or tries to blink at me I know he is doing something wrong or wants me to do something. Sometimes it's as small as him wanting me to give him attention, but other times it can be things like him pulling all of my clothes out of my drawers or eating a cheerio he found on the floor after breakfast. Of course there is also the look my son gives me before he defies me. This I call the "catch me if you can" look. I hate that one particularly because it normally involves running, diving, and/or pain on my part. It is unbelievable how a child knows when they are doing wrong. Of course he doesn't know all of the time when he is doing wrong and that is where ...

That's right, after all of my plans to wean and go forward I decided that it would be alright to nurse my son until he either turns two or decides he doesn't want to nurse anymore. Why did I do this? I thought I was ready to wean him, but I am not. I also want him to get all the advantages of nursing. Right now he has a great immune system and I think this is due to his nursing. He has only been sick twice. I heard somewhere that the average age for mothers to stop nursing around the world was four. If mothers can nurse their big kids almost until they start school surely I can allow my son to nurse until he is two. My mom did this for my brother and it wasn't too bad for her. I don't have anything in my life right now that requires that I stop nursing him so I might as well keep going. After all he isn't the only one who benefits. I am reaping rewards for nursing too.