Motherhood…..it is both beautiful and exhausting but it is
filled with opportunities for us to grow in Christ. God trusts you to help
raise your children into Christ –like human beings, in a flawed world so we
must do it with excellence. If we are not plugged into our power source we can
pass unhealthy habits, thinking or behaviors onto our children.
I became a mother at a very young age and I was not equipped
with understanding all I needed to know to raise the tiny human. I have learned
a lot about myself throughout the years of having more children and maturing
but if it was not for the grace of the Lord, my children would have suffered
greatly. Just recently I resigned from
my position in HR because I did not like who I was becoming working for that
organization with those leaders. I was becoming inpatient, unkind, stressed and
developing a bad complaining attitude. I started taking it out on my husband
and children because I was so unhappy. I had to step back and take inventory of
my heart. As a wife/mother, if I do not constantly take inventory of the weeds I let
grow in and around my heart, my family suffers.
I have to balance much with being a working mama but I am a
wife first. God has an ordained structure to the Christian home, please take
time to understand it. God first, your husband, your children and everything
else comes after. I am currently fasting and praying deciding whether I want to
continue to work out of the home or stay home to care for my home full-time. I
am sure the Lord will help guide me to the right decision.
To my tired, weary mama (me included) who feels like she
wants to pull her hair out, hang on. The Lord is working behind the scenes on
your behalf to offer strength like no other to you.
Encouragement for you:
-Keep going and let your feelings catch up later. Trust God
at his promises. Study the word daily.
-Encourage your husband. Be his cheerleader. Be that safe
haven for him and please forgive quickly. he is trying his best and remember he
is God’s son. How you treat him matters greatly.
-Let the situations you face help develop you. They are not
in vain and God will show you something about yourself. Pay attention.
-Your home is your first ministry, take the time to nurture
it.
-Teach your kids those hard lessons. You must develop a child
that can bear the weight of this dark world. Set them up for success in Christ.
-Self –care, it is a must. You cannot help your family on an
empty tank. Ask the Holy Spirit for help.
-Grace yourself – you are not superwoman and God doesn’t expect
you to do everything. Say no and know your boundaries. Please the Lord.
-Make good use of your time. Use a planner to block out your
time and do little things in your home that will add up throughout the week.
-Find a balance and do not forget to laugh and enjoy your
portion. God gave you all you have for a reason.
Some Scriptures to Study:
Proverbs 31 – Every verse in that chapter
Psalm 113:9
1 Peter 4:8
Phil 2:14-15
Jer 17:7-8
Psalm 139:13
Galatians 5:22
Isaiah 66:13
Do your part, friends. The Lord loves you! You will never go
without as long as you keep the Lord at the fore front of your life, home, and
marriage. Enjoy your babies as they are an extension of you. J
Your family is counting on you to be full of love, joy,
peace and of a sound mind.
In Christ,
Monique Smith
Let’s Pray:
Father, God I thank you that you are sovereign. That you
know me and all my capabilities. Strengthen me this day, O Lord. Renew my
heart, fill my spirit with your everlasting love. Help me to care for my home
as my first priority and let me do it with excellence. If I am not putting you
first, please forgive me and show me how. My desire is to please, honor and
obey you and understand my role in my marriage and family. I do not want to
raise children that do not know you. Help me to teach them your ways. Help me
to lead by example. I know you are for me and go before me in every matter in
my life. I will stand on your promises for my life and will endure for your
name sake. I thank you in advance for working in my heart to rid me of anything
that is not of you. I love you, Lord. I pray in your precious, Holy name. Amen.
