I Samuel 7:12 “Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.’”

Isn’t it interesting the number of times in Scripture when stones were used to mark an occasion? Jacob and his vision of heaven, Joshua crossing the Jordan, plus many more.

Here we see Samuel, the great prophet, marking a great victory over the Philistines with a stone, which he named “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” That got me to thinking about the moments in my life when the Lord has helped me. Did I “mark” those times with a stone of remembrance or have I completely forgotten His blessings?

I can think of times in my family when God provided money just when we needed it. There was the time we needed a washing machine, and a friend provided one. There was another time when we were in a car accident, which could have been tragic only to escape with minor injuries.

Moms and Dads, may I encourage you to take the time to mark those times in your family’s life when it is apparent the Lord stepped in? Why don’t you spend some time today and reflect on those times? Why don’t you get your children to help you come up with some creative way to “mark” those times? How about creating a Memory Board on which you can list each time God does something to help your family?

However you choose to mark those special God times in your family, make sure your children understand it was God, not you or someone else who did this. Point them to the One Who is their true source of help.