Spiritual growth can be hard as a homemaker and mother. We often feel pulled in a million different directions. Use these articles to refresh your soul as you pursue Jesus throughout your motherhood and faith journey.
Most people live with the scars and bruises from unfortunate decisions. Regret haunts our weary hearts and happiness always seems just out of reach. But, that’s not really living. As Christians, we know that our hope and healing is found in Christ. Yet there is always something holding us back from truly enjoying what we have in Him. Often, it’s the shame of our failures. I’ll venture to say that it’s our lack of belief.
There are things in life that are similar. Those things that are ‘heavy’ yet packed with goodness. If consumed on a regular basis, they will weigh us down just like regular consumption of white potatoes have a tendency to pack on pounds.
I don’t know about you, but every once in a while I get to a place where I feel like I’m drowning under the pressures of life. This is where the gift of grace steps into our life and we can rest in Jesus’ promises instead of our weakness.
It’s easy to get into meaningless controversy. Are they worth the protest or is it better to law it down at the foot of the cross?
Mama, you are not forgotten by God. Even when you are feeling forgotten, He not only sees you, but loves you no matter what clouds comes your way, He is there.
The ministry of motherhood is a constant surrendering of self for our children. The interruptions they bring us can drive us crazy. A look into Mark 5 shows us Jesus understands what it is like to be interrupted.
Giving thanks to God seems like an easy enough task. So why is it so hard to remember gratitude and thanksgiving in the small things of life? Our hearts tend to spill over with ungratefulness more often than spilling over with gratitude. Yet our creator wants our grateful hearts and we should be offering them in surrender.
Discouragement can overwhelm the heart at Christmastime. How can we have Christmas hope when the unsettledness of the season sets in?
With our eyes turned to Christ we can humble ourselves before God and see great victories like King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20. How to humble ourselves before God is important in our walk of faith. Our eyes are on you Jesus as we walk this journey.
Like all good things, though, a hygge home can also have a short-sighted, selfish side if we aren’t careful. We can become so focused on creating comfort for ourselves that we forget our calling as homemakers.
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