A friend of mine was raised in a family of six children. But she said she never felt, while she was growing up, that her mother was too busy to take a keen interest in her life or to help her find a solution to a problem. Before the birth of a new brother or sister, her mother would gather the family together and assure them that she had enough love to care for each one of them. And she demonstrated her love for them daily. Regardless of what she was doing, she would listen and respond to each child in a helpful and loving way.
The love my friend's mother drew upon was no personal commodity; it was God's ever-present love, which she felt as the result of regular prayer and Bible study, and which her children felt reflected in her care for them.
It would have been so easy for a mother of six to think she had too many demands upon her to find time for prayer or Bible study. Who has not been confronted with the suggestion that we just cannot add one more activity to our busy lives? The thing is, though, it's difficult to feel God's love if we don't use some of our time to sit at His feet.
