As most people know who read my blog, I have a new career - motherhood. I'm no longer working as a full time accountant but instead stay at home to care for our newborn son, Noah. Motherhood is a blessing - Noah is a blessing. But motherhood is also a calling. The Lord has called me to be a wife and mother (praise Him!) and thus it is his desire and plan to sanctify me and glorify his name through these roles. As with any job, motherhood has its challenges. Everyday is pretty ordinary with a newborn. I feed him, change his diapers, hold him and play with him, try to get him to sleep, and of course try to figure out how to console and satisfy him when he cries. When I was pregnant, I didn't think that these daily tasks would be that difficult. Of course, everything is harder when you've only slept approximately 4 or 5 hours/night for the past 7 weeks and your hormones are still getting back to normal. I sometimes find myself crying when he cries, wondering how I'm going to make it through another day without collapsing from exhaustion. But the Lord is good. He gets me through everyday with the strength (physical and emotional) and patience I need to care for Noah and still be the wife I desire to be for Wes.
Today, I read this verse in Ephesians: "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ." I think that I'm going to chew on that verse for a while and pray through it's application in my life, both as a wife and mother. Nothing is more important than the Gospel. Therefore, we must think of it often. In fact, we need to preach it to ourselves. That is what I'm trying to do everyday. We will never outgrow our need for it. I need the Gospel to get up each day and care for Noah. I need the Gospel to help me submit to my husband. I need the Gospel to remind me of the bigger picture when I'm overwhelmed with the little things.
I watched this John Piper video today - The Gospel in 6 Minutes. I think that I could watch it over and over. As he states at the end of the video "Only one strength will be there when you need it - the strength that God gives according to the Gospel." This is the strength that I need, that we all need.
3 comments:
I really enjoyed reading your post. God ordains the lack of sleep, the baby's crying, and all the other frustrating elements. At the time they seem bad and undesirable, but in the end they will be for your joy and your good.
I don't know that b/c I've been through what you're going through. I know that b/c God has promised it, and He is faithful, and He has done the same things to his other daughters for generations.
You are a great wife and a great mom!
Thanks for this post. The Lord so graciously brought me to it. I've been struggling for almost a week with an illness that has zapped every ounce of energy- to some, an inconvenience- to me, devastating. What do I need? the Gospel. Thanks again.
Christy
I am pretty certain, although he did not expound on it that I remember, your Granddaddy Meadors did not support women preachers. But, I can hear him now proudly exclaim, if he were here, "She comes by it naturally. Preach on young lady, preach on."
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