“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.”

You know the saying “I know you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?” Every moment of every day is filled with tests. How we react is a direct sign of our closeness with God. When we choose to act as God would want us to, there is no better feeling.

FATHER, IT IS ALL TOO EASY TO MAKE A RASH OR AN EASY DECISION THAT IS WITHOUT THOUGHT ON HOW YOU WOULD WANT US TO REACT. PLEASE SURROUND ME WITH YOUR LOVING PRESENCE SO THAT I NEVER FORGET THAT I AM YOUR CHILD AND SHOULD ACT AS YOU WOULD WANT ME TO. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE
ME WITH THE WISDOM AND WORDS NECESSARY TO TEACH MY CHILDREN OF YOUR LOVE. AMEN.

– Shared by Missie Stroud