Captions

It may be because I have been teaching my students about text features, it may be because I was just reading and part of the story was talking about paparazzi capturing pictures of a couple and writing lies for tabloids, or it may be just because I have been thinking about my reaction to things, but whatever the reason....I have been thinking a lot about what my life captions may read.
If someone were snapping constant pictures of my life...what would the images portray? What would the captions say?
Would they read: "Frustrated mom yells at precious boys", "Overwhelmed single mom drags herself through life barely able to hang on", "Exhausted and stressed lady on rampage", Judgement hypocrite preaches the word, but forgets to share love to all", "Insecure, lonely lady holds head down in shame of past regrets", "Negative Nancy strikes again!" "Worried and worn, she stumbles on all obstacles", "Christian caught on camera with a face of discontent for all the blessings that have been lavished upon her, that somehow never seem to add up to being good enough?", "Mother far too busy too focus on the pleading child next to her that is begging for love and time". Is this what the actions and expressions of my life exhibit?
I am afraid to answer....
I am so thankful for the grace and love of Christ that forgives me, teaches me, guides me, renews me, and sets my feet on the right path no matter how many times I stumble. And this is what I know and strive towards:
We as Christians are to reflect the image of Christ, lets see what He says we should show in our life,
"And he began to teach them.
He said:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:2-10 (Sermon on the Mount)

This is just a small portion of the many wonderful, powerful words from Jesus and the truths in the Bible that show how we are to react to life, how we are to live, how we are to love...

I want my life to show Christ. I pray I daily draw closer to Him in order to learn more about Him, draw closer to Him, and truly reflect His joy, His peace, His strength, His wisdom, and His love.
I want my life to reflect Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who give me strength." I want my life to show 1 Corinthians 13, "Love is patient, love is kind...". I want my life to illustrate Philippians 4:6-7, "Be anxious for nothing, but in all things with thanksgiving, present your request to God and let the peace of God which transcends all understanding guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

I created this for fun, thinking of the idea of captions, but it is the precious joy...and just plain goofiness of my boys that remind me of the joy of the Lord and how our lives should reflect that joy. These boys really know how to make me laugh, and inspire me to shine even brighter for Jesus as I am suppose to be a light for them and it is my job as a mother to disciple them. So I ask myself, what does my life show them, these awesome, lovable boys?