So often I wonder about Jesus as a baby. Was he into everything as a little boy? Did Mary loose her patience with him sometimes? Just because he is our saviour does that mean he wasn't a typical toddler? I mean He was fully man and fully God. And Mary, well Mary was a girl. A young woman with so much on her plate. I wonder if she felt overwhelmed. I think about how my days feel overwhelming sometimes. I think about how I'd rather be doing something selfish and all for me. Yet, I know that raising my kids is where God wants me to be. It's not easy. It's not even fun sometimes. But like Steven Curtis Chapmans song, "Do everything", I am doing everything for his Glory. When I keep that thought in the forefront of my brain it sure does make things a little easier. I am sure Mary had to do laundry again and again. And of course she had dinner to make and dishes to do...she did it. As have many many other mothers since the beginning of time.
It really doesn't feel like a very glamorous life sometimes. I have snot on my shirt and yogurt on my pants. I can't seem to find time to do my makeup or hair and even fitting in a shower can be a challenge at times. But I know that God has me right here in this place for a reason, a season and a purpose. Nothing lasts forever...if I can only grab onto what it is that he's trying to teach me during this time than I've come out a winner.
Thank you Lord for entrusting me with your children. I am so blessed to be their mother. I pray for their health and their hearts. I pray that you guide me daily in the way I'm to raise them and that they see you in me. I pray for their safety and most of all for their salvation. Let them walk with you all of the days of your life and do great things for your glory. Amen
