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Sue’s Views
It’s officially the first day of winter. The trees are bare ….. the nights are cold ….. and it gets dark by 6pm. And yet winter is probably the most productive season of all. Where we see barrenness ….. God sees the potential for fruitfulness. In fact He chose women who were unable to conceive to be part of Jesus blood line! When we feel cold ….. He draws us closer to Himself and warms us with His love. When we see darkness ….. He reminds us that He is the Light of the World that dispels all darkness. If you find yourself in a season of barrenness ….. coldness ….. or darkness ….. put your trust in Him. When we come to the end of ourselves ….. God is just beginning!
To the mother who battles guilt every day, who wonders if you said enough, or said too much, or said it the right way…
To the mother who battles loneliness, wishing she was surrounded by a community of other mothers to share the load with, mothers that could walk in on the stress and mess and say “let me help”…
To the mother who is giving her kid the same thing for lunch again when everyone else’s lunchboxes look so Instagram-worthy…
To the mother who’s doing parenthood alone, and wonders why…
To the mother who feels misunderstood, wondering if she’s accepted, if she measures up, if other people think she talks too much, or says weird stuff, or shouts at her kids too much…
To the mother who fights doubt, wondering if her kids really know how much she loves them…
To the mother who fights fear, who watches the news stories and wonders if her kids will be ok…
To the mother who watches Bluey and tears up because, well, her house isn’t always that fun and creative…
To the mother who feels she’s always saying “no, we can’t afford that”…
To the mother who feels there’s never enough time…
To the mother battling tantrums, sleepless nights, work deadlines, dishes, mess, hormones, depression…
To the one who longs to be a mother, or lost a precious child…
To the mother who fears she’s never enough… never good enough, kind enough, patient enough, involved enough, determined enough, successful enough…
God sees you. He knows. He cares… He wants in.
Let Him in and watch what He does… it will be greater than you ever imagined.