Is it worth it?

I'm trying something new. Well it's not really new, but I feel I haven't been in the habit lately so I want to add something new to my day. I want to ask this question: Is it worth it? When Kenan is drinking juice out of the jug for the umpteenth time, is it worth it to make a huge deal out of it? Wouldn't it be better for him and I if I just told him calmly not to do it, explain why, and then walk away? Now, I know that children should be obedient, and that drinking from the jug is not the best idea, but really....will this matter 10 years from now? Sometimes I think the my kids do things just to see the reaction they get from mom. What will she do this time? And boy, I'm sure I'm pretty hilarious sometimes. When I find little frivolous purchases on our bank statement, how frustrated do I really need to be? I mean, will this matter in 10 years from now? Sure, if we were going into debt over these frivolous purchases, then yes, I would have a reason to be frustrated. But if it's only because my husband was running late, it was freezing cold outside, and not all the downtown sidewalks were cleaned off, then I think he deserves to park a little closer without me getting so easily frustrated.

I know one thing God is in the process of teaching me, is patience. Actually he's been teaching me patience since I've had children. Oh how patient He is with me! I'm learning how to lighten up and laugh at myself. It's amazing how laughter can difuse a bad mood. God has given me a hilarious family to teach me that. I'm also learning about His Grace. He gives me so much grace through all my imperfections and stubborness. How I wish to model that to my family each day. God is so good!

I was listening to a song on the radio the other day - Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle and part of the chorus goes like this:

At the cross You beckon me
You draw me gently to my knees, and I am
Lost for words, so lost in love,I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered

I love the picture of God drawing me gently to my knees. He doesn't just push me down and say do this! or do that! or be like this or that! He beckons me which, to me, suggests that He does it in such a way that makes me want to come to him. The way He beckons me makes me want to change and better myself. Like I said above, He's given me my family to teach me so much. I don't think I could think of a gentler way to draw me to my knees than that!
So, as I go through today, I'm hoping to model His Grace and the love He shows me to those around me.