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#7 Meditate on God's Word
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. -Author Unknown.

Meditating means to go beyond mere thinking about it. Meditating implies centering thoughts around a concept, turning the concept over, and going back to it again and again.
Meditating on Scripture is a great way to find God's purpose, for it is in the Bible that he reveals his directives. When you meditate on the Bible, you gain spiritual maturity and wisdom. The Reverend Richard Baxter wrote in the seventeenth century that just as your digestive system processes the food you eat for your body to use, meditation digests the things of God and makes them a power that renews your heart.

>>Meditate on a favorite Bible verse, creed, or prayer by reflecting on the full meaning of meditate: "to contemplate or reflect, to focus your thoughts or ponder."

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#7 Say "I'm Sorry"
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. -Ephesians 4:32 NKJV

Big or small, everyone blows it now and then. A mom who can acknowledge her own failings, apologize to those she's hurt, forgive herself, and then move on is a mom who models humility and the frailty of humanity for her children.
Righting a wrong takes more than just muttering "sorry" under your breath. It takes admitting what you did, voicing a sincere apology, asking anyone you've offended to forgive you, and making restitution, if necessary. When you apologize to your children, or your children witness you apologizing to your spouse or a friend, you help give them the courage to do the same.

>>When you apologize to your children, get down to their level and look at them in the eye. Always end your apology with an "I love you."