Im a single parent of 5. I am a foster/adoptive mama too. I share my 3 bio children with their father 50/50. My 2 adopted sons I have full time. It's just me. There are many times I am both mom and dad. It's easy to feel alone and lonely. The enemy really likes me to get trapped in that thought actually. This week alone more time than I can count I have found myself on my knees in prayer asking, ok more like begging, "Lord, guide me. Give me the next right thought or action."
I swear all the classes Ive taken, all the books Ive read and or seminars I've been to just haven't equipped me for many things I "get to" walk through. Some of the things my natural instinct kicks in and Im like a rock star when in comes to parenting. Other times not so much. It's strange how one day I can feel like Im the best parent in the world and the next an utter failure. I love this verse in Ephesians today becaused I experience this kind of support on a regular basis. It's a perfect reminder of who my ultimate model, leader and hero in parenting truly is...
“Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.” Ephesians 5:1-2 MSG
The reality is Im not alone. Not at all. AND the more I recognize "I can't do it," the more room I leave for God to step in and show me!
My blog from Ephesians 3-4 was an exact example of this. When I rolled out of bed that morning thinking, "What am I going to do..." God responded so perfectly through the Word. I simply need to remember to keep company with him, like our reading reminded me today.
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