Partners in Parenting
“Cutting wood warms the
body twice!” (often quoted by my dad)
Over
Christmas Break, I worked with my brother-in-law for a day cutting wood. Last summer, a tornado went through my
hometown and just south of my parent’s home.
The woods are full of trees torn apart by the wind from that
tornado. We were cutting the trees into
pieces to drag to the edge of the woods.
From there, we can cut them into smaller lengths and split them for the
fireplace.
It
reminded me of all the time spent cutting wood with my dad when I was growing
up. My dad always said, “Cutting wood
warms the body twice!” It made me think
about how God’s love warms the hearts of people. However, for God’s love to warm the heart, we
have to engage in allowing His love to be a part of our life to feel the effects. Just like if I look at the wood, but I never
cut it and burn it; it can’t even warm me once, let alone twice. God’s love won’t warm our heart if we never
actually engage in all that His love is.
His love is for us every day, but it is most evident in sending Jesus to
be our Savior. So how do we engage God’s
love? There are many ways. Here’s a VERY short list:
Look
at nature to see His work, worship with other Christians, pray, praise Him with
songs or music, read your Bible, love others, (keep the list going as a family
this week) etc.
Family
Discussion Points!
As
a family, finish this sentence and talk about it: “Cutting wood warms the body twice, but God’s
love warms the heart _____________!”
Parents,
tell you kids about a time you had to do hard physical labor as a kid.
Share
with your family things that you do together that make you feel really good
(“warm”) inside.
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