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Posted on September 8, 2021 by Catey Stover in Victory Call

The Lord has blessed me with 3 precious nephews and 3 cherished nieces. Only one of them is related by blood, but all of them are related in love.

As an aunt, I want to take the time to โ€œsmell the rosesโ€ by relishing in the joyful moments I have with these little ones. I want to be present in the moments my nieces are cuddling with me. I want to be focused when my nephews tell me their stories. I want to give all my attention to these precious children when they want to play doctor, restaurant, or dolls with me.

Sometimes, being present and focused can be hard for me. I get distracted by my phone, or by another conversation I hear, or by my own thoughts – โ€œ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตย ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐย ๐˜ย ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆย ๐˜ต๐˜ฐย ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐย ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ?ย ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตย ๐˜ช๐˜ดย ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏย ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆย ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ขย ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณย ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌย ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ?ย ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅย ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตย ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏย ๐˜ย ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆย ๐˜ต๐˜ฐย ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บย ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆย ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตย ๐˜ย ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅย ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ…?โ€ You get the gist.

Just as I want to be intentional when I spend time with my nieces and nephews, I also want to be so intentional when I spend time with my Jesus โ€“ and protect that time first and foremost. What rewards we can experience when we meditate on His teachings, talk to Him about our days, seek His answers to our questions, and โ€œset [our] minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earthโ€ (Colossians 3:2).ย ย 

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Letโ€™s stop and smell the roses with the Lord today!ย 

 

Written by Erin C.: Erin served for four years as a Marketing Assistant and Staff Writer. She loves encouraging women through her Victory Calls and finds such joy in praying for her sisters in Christ. Her favorite activities include reading her Bible, encouraging others with scripture, buying new makeup, buying dresses, and eating at the Cheesecake Factoryโ€ฆ In that order!


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