God's Supernanny.....
I love to watch supernanny on sky, I love the way she is sooooo calm and firm, she has worked with sooooo many families and children over the years, and one thing that hits me every time is that all of them have come to the end of their own ideas, they have been trying for however many years to discipline their children, and even though they know their methods aren't working they keep doing it.... however when Jo (supernanny) comes in, with new techniques they try them for a short period before they fall back into their old way of doing things, some out of frustration because "it's too hard" some out of habit, some out of stubborn desire to be right..... But when Jo comes back, she challenges them and reinforces the benefits of the new techniques with patience and a calmness of certainty because she has seen them work in other situations.
Now after all that you are probably wondering why I am telling you all what you already know. Because whether you agree or disagree with her, supernanny is something that most people have seen at least once..... But tonight, with sooooo much going round in my head, while watching the show on TV, I heard that still small voice prompting me..... Why do I continue doing....??? Why do I ignore issues???? why do I.... and on the questions came.... and I realised, just like the families on the show, I have bad habits, bad habits at how I deal with my children, bad habits at how I deal with my family, bad habits at how I deal with spiritual issues, and I need to ask myself, do I continue to do what I have always done, even though it hasn't worked, or do I listen to the calm patient teacher that I have in the Holy Spirit, remembering that He knows how I feel, He knows how to make it better, because He has helped sooooo many other people through the same things.... ok, it will be hard work.... but at the end of the show it does a sum up, with the whole family talking about how much better things are for them because they stuck together through the hard time, encouraged each other, and kept to the new way.
Isn’t that what we all want???? A closer family, a better testimony, and a more intimate knowledge of God and His place in our life..... Isn’t that worth some sacrifice, 10 mins less on the pc, people's "respect" because nothing seems to affect you....
Take time to ask God's "supernanny" for help..... He doesn't have a waiting list, nor will He broadcast your struggle to the world.... He just wants to be your strength in the difficult times and rejoice with you in the results......
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