Connecting with God FIRST each morning really helps. The first hour of the day (well, the first hour you are awake) is very special. How that morning hour goes tends to set the stage for the next few hours. I can tell you it is very helpful to get up BEFORE the kids... have some quiet alone time to think and pray before you jump into your role as Mom.
"Lord, here are my hands;
I consecrate them to Thee.
May they never touch anything
that Thou wouldst not have them touch,
or do anything that would dishonour Thee.
And here are my feet;
I dedicate them to Thee.
May they never go
where Thou wouldst not be seen.
Here, Lord, are my eyes.
May they never look upon anything
that would grieve Thy Holy Spirit.
May my ears never listen to anything
dishonouring to Thy Name.
May my mouth never be opened to speak
a word that I would not want Thee to hear.
May my mind never retain a thought or
an imagination that would dim the sense of Thy Presence.
May my heart know no love,
and cherish no feeling that is not of Thee."
Amen
~ Oswald J. Smith
