The Not-so-Super-Mom
Last night I was laying in bed trying to sleep, but I was so wide a wake. My mind was running 100 miles per hour...thinking of all the stuff I did, or didn't do, and what I should have gotten done, during the day. In the the midst of my mind's running through the day, I started to think about what type of parent I am, and what my girls will turn out like. I know how I want them to turn out, but I also know that I in and of myself am in no way able to get them to the place where I want to see them. I make mistakes, huge ones, over and over again. How am I, in the craziness of this world, supposed to somehow keep my girls on the right path, and protect them from all the evil that surrounds us? As I lay there pondering all these things, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and I'd like to share it with you today.
Daughter, you aren't good enough, you can't protect them from the evil in this world. You are not all knowing, ever-present, or all powerful. You, daughter, are not perfect, you are human, you make mistakes.
But, I know your limits, I know your heart and your love for your children; and I love them more than you are even capable of, and I love you. Don't fret that you can't be with them everyday to protect them and guide them, because I Am! I Am able! I Am all knowing! I Am ever-present! I Am all powerful! I will uphold you and help you to be the best parent you can be, and when you can't go any further, where you stop, I will make up the distance. In your weakness I Am strong...trust your little children to Me. I will be with them, I will guide them and protect them. Trust them to Me!
As I laid there and these words washed over me, I felt a sweet sense of peace and hope.
The pressure is off.
I don't have to be super-mom!
I can just trust in the Lord...He has got this.
Let these words sink in...
Think about it for a few minutes...
God. has. got. this.
You don't have to do it on your own, in fact it is pretty much impossible to do it on your own...
Trust Him.
