Last night Hopson and I were watching Click. In this movie Adam Sandler's character plays a husband who is given the rare opportunity to have a universal remote control that runs his life. He fast forwards through sickness, family time, promotions, even through getting ready in the morning. At the end of the movie he realizes what a waste his time has been. He spent his life for himself and work and not his family. As a follower of Christ I have a much higher calling of who to spend my life for. As I was turning the tv off I was just reminded how much we can waste our time here chasing after things that don't matter.
I am reminded about how easy it is to complain about the little things in life. As a stay at home mom, there are tons of little things that I do every day that go unnoticed and unappreciated, especially by my 14 month old son. It is easy to complain about these things or just become lazy and not do them, but God has given me the blessing of staying home. If I am not doing my responsibilities to His glory and for His honor, then I am wasting my time at home. I cannot be a picture of the gospel if I am complaining. I want to embrace the responsibilities and blessings the Lord has given me and enjoy the mundane tasks. I want to enjoy serving my family this week. I am the only one that can serve MY family in such a unique way. God has given me the task of serving and managing my home. I pray this week can be a time of encouragement and peace in my home.
My encouragement to you is to give those mundane tasks to the Lord. What is it that you are just tired of doing? Whatever it may be for you, God's grace is sufficient. He will give you the strength to do in you what he has called you to do. He has called me to be a stay at home mom and a wife. He will give me the grace and strength to get through and to do it with JOY as unto the Lord. I am taking it one day at a time...
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