When my career brought me home last fall, I had a hard time adjusting. For a decade, I had worked hard, climbed ladders, and didn't ever want to hit a ceiling. I wanted to keep working, keep learning, and keep advancing.
Working from home has so many advantages: I get to see my son, I get more time with my Dad, I don't have to spend money on a wardrobe, I don't have a commute, I control the thermostat, I take bathroom breaks, lunch breaks, and coffee breaks when I need to... I mean, the list is truly long!
But every so often, the enemy speaks lies in my head that are hard to ignore. He tells me I'm not living to my potential, I could be doing so much more, I'm not good enough to do more anyway, I'll never amount to anything...that list gets long, too.
It can be hard to distinguish the two voices: God's or the enemy's. God created me and has a plan for me - why then would I take such lies to heart? God's plan put me in a great position to be a mom, something I wanted for so long. The flexibility is such a blessing.
Anytime I have a negative thought, I have to literally say out loud: No, Satan. You will not win. I'm where my God wants me to be, and I'll bring every ounce of the glory to Him.
I get to see this face every day. Thank you, God!
G: "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11
L: The lies the enemy has for us as women are strong. He will use every resource of this world to convince us we are anything less than wonderful. There isn't hope in that. Only destruction. God gives us everything we need because He knows we can handle it.
A: Build a community of like-minded women to grow confidence in my place in God's kingdom. Text a close friend when I feel the enemy creeping in my mind. Encourage other moms to listen to God's truths. Criticisms are hard, but my God is bigger.
M: Lord, there are many lies told to us. I pray for moms and women with mother's hearts to be comforted and lifted up by the knowledge of Truth. You love us, we are made in Your image, not the image of this world. We can do anything because You give us strength. The plans in our heads are not Your plans. Change is good, even failure is good. We have hope in You and our confidence is in You.
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