What you Nurture Grows
Every time we welcomed a new baby into our family, my world changed. Newborns have a special way of capturing a mother’s heart. I experienced firsthand how easy it is for a mom to get so focused on nurturing her new baby that she might unintentionally overlook her husband and other children. This is probably why so many fathers often report that having a new baby sometimes puts a strain on their marriage and intimate bond. There’s a common saying: “What you nurture grows, and what you neglect fades.” When we give something our attention and care, it grows stronger, but what we ignore eventually fades and withers away. This principle also applies to our relationships with the flesh and the Spirit. We cannot simply resist the flesh's desires. But by focusing on nurturing the Spirit, those desires die on their own. There is an Old Testament story of a woman named Abigail that vividly illustrates this principle. Abigail was married to Nabal, a foolish, s...
