Luke and the convo in my head

Luke 6:40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

Ok so I'm sure no one else has ever had this convo in their head as a parent after reading something or talking to someone. "Oh crap, I am totally going to screw my kids up! Why the heck did God give me these little people that I can ruin???" "Relax, you aren't going to ruin them." "Relax? RELAX?!? How can I relax? Did you read that passage? it says that the kids when they are fully trained will be like me!!! ME?!? I'm a basket case, why the heck do I want them to be like me, I want them to be better than me" "But Self, that is what the verse says, they will be like me." Really? do we really want them to be like me? I mean look at me I'm holding a whole conversation in my head."  "Good point....ok so the only other option is to freak out." "my sentiments exactly.'' FREAK OUT!!!!!!

Yeah I bet you have never done that before. Well I have, and the other day at the home school meeting was no exception. I have heard this verse before, but never really thought about it. Now after my freak out moment, (Praise God they only last for a second) I kinda can see where this would be a good, albeit hard thing.

So the kids, my disciples are not above me. They have to listen, obey and respect me. When I am teaching they can't contradict what I am saying or be rude, that being said, how did Jesus teach his disciples? Through lectures, lessons, and the occasional scolding, true. But He taught through example. He served his disciples and then called them to go and do likewise. He was the perfect model. Then he made me a mother and said here ya go, make disciples. I read every book I could, I have talked to countless godly women who are farther in the parenting road than I am, and yet I read this and I thought it was like I saw first through a window dimly but now I can see it clearly. Motherhood is what I have been called to do and these three children are my mission field first and foremost, and I have to teach by example. I HAVE to have a close walk with the Lord and I have to rely completely on Him because I won't get to see how well I'm doing until it's too late and one day someone will say, They act just like their Momma, and I will have to take a long hard look at their lives and THEN I can see if I did a good job with the mission field God gave me.

It was a eye opening moment for me. One that I think will focus my attention off of the temporary and on to my children's eternal purpose. Because like it or not, I'm it. I can teach and teach and try and try to make them better than me but Luke said they will be like me. Scary thought isn't it? But it's also very humbleing at the same time. I have to work on me and be a better person in regards to my walk with Christ , because we all know "Monkey see Monkey do" 

Question: What verse has ever made you freak out just by reading it?