I have been reading a book called One Million Arrows by Julie Ferwerda. I actually discovered this book from a recommendation on another blog and just knew I had to have it. It’s about raising your children to change the world, and not letting the world change your children….. I am only on chapter 3, but I would highly recommend the book.
So far I really love it. I am soaking it in, and praying I can do just that…..raise my God given children to help them discover and learn their purpose in God through Christ here on earth.
Ever since I brought Mo home in September I have felt this stirring inside; a need to be doing something…something only God knows what it is right now.
I say all the time life is not about me and my selfish desires; it is about my children. But, I need to learn that it is even so much more. God has blessed me as a wife, a mother, a nurturer, a want to help others, but I need to hone in on that at home more before I can do anything else.
I am so IMPERFECT! I fail everyday as a wife, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a co-worker…everything. My little pea brain is trying to wrap around all these crazy feelings and thoughts I am having when really I need to soak in his word, get on my knees and pray and allow him to lead and show me his plan.
We all have talents that God has blessed us with and he is waiting for us to all play our part in his bigger plan.
I want so badly to do it, and my excuses for not doing it really are lame….
So there, I am admitting I need work…I always say I am a work in progress so now I know I need to remember and act on the purpose God has for me. I need to seek it, discern it, and act on it no matter how scary or crazy it may seem to me…that is Faith after all. What do they always say and I get to witness…. We need to have the FAITH OF A CHILD. Faith that is unwavering, unquestioning, pure, honest and simple.
Life here on earth is work and it is hard….the gratification is touching others who do not know of their salvation in Jesus and that our REST will come when we enter our heavenly home prepared by our Maker….the UNSHAKABLE KINDOM OF GOD
But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus- The work of telling others the Good News about God’s wonderful kindness and love.
-Acts 20:24
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Sounds like a definite worthwhile book! I too am very imperfect and need Lots of Work! Praise God we serve a perfect Master :)
ReplyDeleteYour words resound in my soul. We recently visited my husband's aunt and uncle and his aunt commented that she is more concerned with who her teenagers will be when they grow up than what they will do. So true - we put so much emphasis on job/career but the real goal in raising our kids well has to do with character and heart for God.
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