"God is my strength..."
I so appreciated this post by Mama Russell on life with three littles. Here's a snippet:
If anything, I have learned the awesomeness of having to trust the Lord fully as I work so hard every day. Before I had three children, I was super-mom (not really, but visions of capes and pink tights with an adoring crowd of fans and a super huge trophy may have flitted through my dreams at some point). I could do quite a bit. I got things done. Laundry was worn without wrinkles, the kitchen floor could have been eaten off of, and I was able to talk to my husband every night with no interruption. I was able to do a lot more, oftentimes thinking I could do these things of my own volition. But now, wowee! I am smack-dab in the middle of an extremely wide river without even a boat to use those oft-remarked about missing paddles. I have learned to cling to His Word like never before. Instead of just "getting through" my days, I am learning to experience joy in them. I have learned that yes, the Lord does supply the strength that I need despite my human fraility. And let me tell you, that realization is one of the greatest moments in my life.
I am but a creature, made by a perfect Creator. I can do nothing without Him. I must lean on Him or I will falter.
I find that His strength gives me the physical energy to go about my days. This strength is more perfect than any exercise, any vitamin, or any amount of night's sleep (though those things are very important.)
I am able to sing praises to God, knowing fully that if I fall, He will pick me up. Despite being buried under a mountain of unfolded laundry, He will give me the strength to get done what He has me to do that day, even if it means the house is not immaculate. I am raising young children for Him. Lord willing, these children will bring glory to Him. And yet, I must remember, I cannot go it alone. It must be by His strength. Praise God!
"God is my strength and power, and He makes my way perfect." -2 Samuel 22:33
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posted by Crystal Paine at 4:33 PM
3 Comments:
Wow, This was a pick me up. As the last weeks in this pregnancy I am so drained and stressed. There is so much I need to do and I feel like I swimming with my head above the water and it is going under very quickly. I am actually visualizing me dog pladding in the ocean fighting the waves. I know the reason I feel like this is that I have stopped relying on God's strength. WIth all the emotions and hormones soaring through me I tend to get slighlty off track spiritually. I mean I love God, treasure Him above all. There are those times such as now I am in this season where I forget to put Him into everything Even this wonderful :()(((( NESTING that my mind and eyes want to do but my body sits there like bad lumpy (seriously lumpy) mashed potatoes. Thanks for sharing.
Chrissy T
Crystal,
Even though I'm not married yet, I can imagine everything changes once children arrive. We are no longer free to use our time the same way we did before they were born. So naturally, less is done around the house. I believe we should try to keep up... no reason to feel guilty, though. We're not perfect.
I am so glad that I found your blog. This is another great site for Christian women. God seems to be tugging at the heart of Christian women who can be "literary missionaries" to other women. I just started a blog and hope we all can learn from each other. Thanks for your daily effort.
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