What we sow

Galatians 6:6-11

 ⁶  The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. ⁷  Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. ⁸  For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ⁹  Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. ¹⁰ So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

 
I read these verse this morning and thought how they fit in my life as a parent.  With my kids, if I behave with them harshly, they are usually harsh with me.  If I am calm with them, they are more able to be calm with me.  Right now, Gary and I are the main source of their regulation.  Eventually they will learn it for themselves. And I wonder "How am I doing as their teacher?"

Sometimes I lose heart.  I grow weary often.  But again the source of my strength is not me, and although I lose heart and grow weary, I know the Spirit is doing what I cannot.