Last night before, I fell asleep, I was reading in Psalms, one of the chapters I read was 34 and I came across verses 11-13. I reads, "Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
Last week I caught my daughter in a lie. After I got over my initial anger, my heart was broken and I broke down in tears. I couldn't understand how this could happen. I thought everything I do, I do for this child. The hours I work, the time I spend at home and I could've gone on and on with what I do for her. While I was crying she came up and put her arms around me and was sobbing also. My walls just fell, my heart hurt but the discipline was going to have to follow. She repented to me and we talked about it for quite awhile.
While reading this verses last night, I began to think about how the Lord feels when I lie or sin. It must make Him angry, thinking about all that he has done for me. And think how come I failed to live up to what I say I believe, that I want to be a daughter to the Lord and have him reign in me. Then that lie or sin breaks the Lord's heart and I see him crying. And when I realize what I have just done, I run to him with my arms open wide and he takes me in his arms and we cry out together as I ask for forgiveness. And remember to say to him that I am sorry that I made him angry and that I broke his heart. But then the discipline will have to follow for me also.
Lord, help me to always see things with your eyes. And when I fall short, I realize that I have broken your heart and run to you for forgiveness and discipline.
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