Too Much of a Good Thing...

I was so glad Steve was off yesterday.  It took the two of us to keep an eye on the twins. All the excitement and attention, mostly the attention, that they had been basking in on account of the adoption had gone to their heads. They were feeling pretty important.

It's such a fine line to walk.

You want them to know that they are loved and special and important to us.

Yet, they can't handle very much before it turns into pride.

Two whole days of fellowship and love and time with people other than our family and they woke up too big for their britches.

Self-importance showed itself in expecting to be served, and lying to get service, and disrespect and unhappiness when things didn't go their way.  To borrow a statement from my dad's latest blog post:

"It is the love of self that destroys our peace." 

Mount of Blessings pg 16

There was little choice but to do the unthinkable and keep them home from the meeting last night. It was heartbreaking!! Okay, it wasn't so heartbreaking for me to keep Missy home because she lost her cool when I told her and she managed to erase any pity I might have had, BUT James' disappointment was deep. He loves his class and loves to learn, but he was also congested and he needed an early bed.

Today is a stay-at-home-and-play-outside day.

Let us always bear in mind that Jesus offers His light yoke in place of the galling yoke of SELF;

"Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me, 

for I am meek and lowly of heart and you shall find rest".

Matthew 11:29

Deny the demands of self and bear the yoke of Christ's meekness and life will be SO much happier.