A lot of people decide on a "word" each year that they believe He will use for His glory and their good. From faith to kindness, I have seen the Lord work in many of my friends lives in great ways as they have pursued Him with their whole hearts and as the Spirit has continued to transform them into the likeness of Jesus.
Although I don't chose a word for each year, I do believe that there is constantly something that the Lord is teaching us and growing us in. For me, that is faithfulness. I have found myself called to fulfill many roles: a daughter of the living God, a wife, a mother, a friend. And quite honestly, sometimes it is hard to be faithful to all of those roles without letting some of them get "second best". Last year, as a new mom, it was really easy to give both the Lord and my husband my leftovers as I felt like I had given my best, and all I had to being my son's mother. As the year went on, I found myself convicted by the fact that I had prioritized my roles incorrectly at times. Instead of mother, wife, and believer, it should have been believer, wife and then mother.
The Lord never calls us to anything that He won't equip us to fulfill/do, and if He has called me to be all of these things, and to be faithful to all of these roles, He will surely enable me to do them. The problem seems to arise, when I depend on my own strength to fulfill these roles faithfully rather than on Him. If I am obedient to seeking Him first, and growing in my love for Him, then I can be certain that He will provide me with the grace, strength, ability, time, and motivation to do the rest.
I recently read a blog that a man wrote about his grandfather, and the legacy he left behind. The man was faithful, not because he did BIG things in the eyes of the world, or even the church, but because He was faithful to the roles he had been given for all 80 some years of his life. He had been faithful to put Christ first, and then to love and serve others. And as he left this earth and entered into the courts of the King, I am sure he heard "well done, my good and faithful servant". What beautiful words- ones we all should long to hear from our Master.
As I prepare to go from a mommy to one, to two just 17 months apart, I know that I will be faced with the challenge to be faithful yet again, faithful to all that the Lord has called me to be and do. But what I am learning is that as I seek Him, He seeks to equip me. He is the one watching, and it is only his eyes that see it all, and matter. And He will never call me where He won't provide, lead, and carry.
Although I don't chose a word for each year, I do believe that there is constantly something that the Lord is teaching us and growing us in. For me, that is faithfulness. I have found myself called to fulfill many roles: a daughter of the living God, a wife, a mother, a friend. And quite honestly, sometimes it is hard to be faithful to all of those roles without letting some of them get "second best". Last year, as a new mom, it was really easy to give both the Lord and my husband my leftovers as I felt like I had given my best, and all I had to being my son's mother. As the year went on, I found myself convicted by the fact that I had prioritized my roles incorrectly at times. Instead of mother, wife, and believer, it should have been believer, wife and then mother.
The Lord never calls us to anything that He won't equip us to fulfill/do, and if He has called me to be all of these things, and to be faithful to all of these roles, He will surely enable me to do them. The problem seems to arise, when I depend on my own strength to fulfill these roles faithfully rather than on Him. If I am obedient to seeking Him first, and growing in my love for Him, then I can be certain that He will provide me with the grace, strength, ability, time, and motivation to do the rest.
I recently read a blog that a man wrote about his grandfather, and the legacy he left behind. The man was faithful, not because he did BIG things in the eyes of the world, or even the church, but because He was faithful to the roles he had been given for all 80 some years of his life. He had been faithful to put Christ first, and then to love and serve others. And as he left this earth and entered into the courts of the King, I am sure he heard "well done, my good and faithful servant". What beautiful words- ones we all should long to hear from our Master.
As I prepare to go from a mommy to one, to two just 17 months apart, I know that I will be faced with the challenge to be faithful yet again, faithful to all that the Lord has called me to be and do. But what I am learning is that as I seek Him, He seeks to equip me. He is the one watching, and it is only his eyes that see it all, and matter. And He will never call me where He won't provide, lead, and carry.
