Because I need things spelled out extra clearly

Yesterday I was reading the girls' religion chapter to them, part of which contained the teaching from Matthew 25 about the sheep and the goats and Matthew 10:

"Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry
and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger
and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in
prison, and visit you?' And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I
say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did
for me.'"

and also

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple--amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.

I started wondering...do I do this? Enough? I convinced myself I do - after all, I'm home with my 5 kids all day, doing things for them. I must be OK in this area, right? But I am tired (lazy?) often and want the kids to do as much as they can for themselves. I wasn't sure I was drawing the line appropriately. I asked God to help me see this more clearly, exactly what I should be doing.

Well, today, I had just sat down after a marathon baby chasing/nose wiping/laundry starting/breakfast cleaning session. Just sat down. Isn't that always the hardest time to be asked something? And my 3yo came up to me.

"Can I have a cup of water, Mommy?"

"Ummmm, no. (thinking I just sat down!) Didn't you just eat breakfast? You're done." I've been trying to break her of the habit of leaving her meals half finished only to ask for something else 10 minutes later.

Hellooooooo? Did you not just hear her ask for A CUP OF WATER? How much clearer can I make this?

Ugh. Sorry God. "Yes dear! Water, coming up! Would you like ice in it?"

It's a start.

Lord, make haste to help me. I'm not very good at this.