When Your Work Seems Fruitless

Hearing my boys arguing in their room, I walked in to see what happened.

“I can hear you guys all the way in the kitchen. Are you using the skills you learned from our conflict resolution lessons?”

“No,” my oldest responded. “I forget what they are.”

My heart sighed and I reviewed with them, again, how they are to respond to each other in a way that glorifies God. Some days it seems like they have made progress in their conflicts and other days, not so much. I hear myself repeating the same instructions over and over. And I wonder… will they ever get it?

Don’t Grow Weary

I often get discouraged when I have to repeat the same lessons over and over. Just when I think there has been progress, the lesson has to be taught all over again. This is true, not only for my children, but also for myself. I grow frustrated that I still battle with impatience, worry, and doubt. When I look back on my day and see the times that I did not speak or act out of love, I feel weary and discouraged. And I wonder…will I ever get it?…to read the rest of this post, visit the CBMW, my writing home today.