Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
One mama's observations of life in a new small town as she seeks the One who makes all of life full and teaches 4 little ones to follow Him too.
3 comments:
Hallie, this is a great article. I agree wholeheartedly with her third point, that we often try to accomplish everything with our own strength. It's just impossible!
I didn't particularly love when she wrote, "Often other mothers, who had only one or two children..." because, of course, I myself have only two children. So then should I not feel burn out (or feel guilty if I do)? I know this isn't what she was getting at... I probably just brought my own self-consciousness to the reading. :)
Overall a great piece! I often wonder how other mothers I see with many children do it. The ones I see doing it successfully, though, aren't doing it alone!--He is their source.
:) I didn't look at it from that point of view, but I do see your point. I think that the key part of that sentence was what followed--that the problem was those who "would complain bitterly to me that they needed to get away."
I find that my attitude and my confidence (or lack thereof) in God's goodness in the midst of my days is what defines my contentment. It is only when I can rest in His plan that I can be at peace.
And your last sentence is the truth. He is the source of all of our strength and our peace--whether it is having no children or 17... or dealing with a regular day full of the little delays that can be so frustrating or dealing with cancer or death.
It is the truth of Philipians 4:12-13. I am learning it in the daily things (and having a hard time doing so). But I know that there are those who are learning the truth of Christ's sufficiency through cancer, pain, and death. If He is enough for them (if His death for sin not only saves, but also gives meaning to our days as we seek to live for His glory), He is for me as well.
Amen! :)
Post a Comment