Sometimes I can be hard on myself. Really, really hard on myself. I?m sure most moms know the feeling. I want to believe that I can do it all, but eventually, whether through wise counsel or an emotional breakdown, I am faced with the reality that I can?t.
Ever been there?
The past six months has been a season of growth for me. The Lord has directed me to places I?didn't?expect, and with that direction has come stretching. My husband often reminds me that as we progress in our spiritual walk, we have to be willing to let go of the old wine skin and receive the new.
And he?s right.?I've?tried many times to simply ?patch? the old wine skin, but it?doesn't?work. The stretching continues, and then the skin has no other option but to burst. And that hurts. Jesus told us this would happen.
And no one puts new wine into old?wine skins? For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new?wine skins?so that both are preserved. ?~ Matthew 9:17We've?all heard the saying that whom the Lord calls, He also equips. The word of God also says that the anointing of God breaks EVERY yoke. As wives and mothers, it?s easy to get weighed down by the mundane tasks of the every day, and to see our jobs as common, ordinary, even insignificant.
What God has been teaching me, is that whatever it is He has called me to, I must depend on HIS anointing and the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish it. The new wine that Jesus spoke of is newness of spirit, a greater anointing, as we get closer to walking as Christ Himself. But if we refuse to be reshaped, to move forward, to be stretched, and to receive the NEW?wine skin?that is able to hold the new wine, we cannot handle the newness of life He desires to give, and we will break or burst open again and again.
You may be wondering what exactly this has to do with motherhood or homemaking, but I assure you, it has everything to do with it. God desires that His people walk with Him. And He is always moving. Always moving forward. Never looking back. We, as wives, as mothers, as homemakers, have the extraordinary privilege and responsibility to nurture and bring our families closer to the Father on a daily basis. It?s discipleship in its purest form.
I have struggled deeply with condemnation about all the things I feel I?m doing wrong, or not doing enough of for my family on many occasions. It?s easy to be discouraged when the laundry is piled up, there are no clean dishes, and crumbs cover the living room floor. It?s so easy, at the end of the day, to focus only on the items that?didn't?get done than on those that did, on past mistakes rather than future endeavors.
But what I have learned, and am still learning, is that those things are not what is most important. The most important thing is that I love my God, my husband and my children with all that I have and all that I am.
You see, I love being the ?crunchy?, far left wing mom when it comes to nutrition, food preparation, fitness, homeschool, etc. I delight in baking fresh bread, making homemade raw milk yogurt, whipping up some fresh butter and preparing meals from scratch for my family. I recently officially became a WAHM (work at home mom), and I absolutely love getting to help people heal their bodies from the inside out as a distributor of Young Living Essential Oils and a Team BeachBody Coach.
I truly enjoy writing for my blog, Living Water Health and Wellness, and sharing truth regarding what goes into and on our bodies. I am excited to be in the process of getting my holistic nutrition degree. And I am truly thankful to be able to stay home with my boys and homeschool them.
But, as you might imagine, there are lots of times when my attention can become very divided. Some days I feel like I?m doing everything half-heartedly because I have to. But what I know to be true is this. God has called me to ALL of the things I?m doing right now. The problem arises when I try to ?finish in the flesh what was begun in the spirit?. (Galations 3:3)
And here is the message I want to share with you today. This is what the last six months have been about for me.
It is God who works IN you, both to WILL and to DO His good pleasure. ?~ Philippians 2:13
He who calls you is faithful, and HE will do it. ~ 1?Thessalonians?5:24There is NOW NO condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. ?~ Romans 8:2
The truth is, on those days that I finally break down, feeling like I just can?t do it anymore, I?m right. I can?t. But HE can. And that?s the only way I?m going to be able to do all the things I love to do and find joy in doing them. To realize, truly receive, the freedom Christ bought for us. He says to cast your cares upon Him, for He cares FOR you. (1 Peter 5:7)
So I encourage you to do the same. And most of all, always remember that no matter what did or?didn't?get done today, the pile of laundry or sink full of dishes can be dealt with tomorrow. But the moments with your family can?t wait. They pass far too quickly, and once they?re gone, they?re gone. So allow the Lord to break you open, put in you a new?wine skin, and fill it with new wine. It?s then that your burden will be easy, and your yoke will be light.
Brandy's mission with?Living Water Health and Wellness?is to share the message of health and wellness according to the Word of? God and traditional wisdom!? She is a homemaker, married to the love of her life, and is a homeschooling mommy to two amazing boys, ages 5 and 1.? She is also a certified group fitness instructor with LA Fitness and is currently studying to receive her CNC (Certificate in Nutritional Counseling). She feels so blessed to have an opportunity to make people aware of the truth about the foods we eat, and prays that everyone who reads her blog will see the fruit of health and wellness in their lives.??
Source: http://www.yourthrivingfamily.com/2012/10/once-again-newness-of-motherhood.html
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