"Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life" - Phillipians 2:14-16
Hubby and I were chatting last night about how monotonous life can be. In his case - working such a demanding job - he gets up, goes to work and returns home 12-14 hours later, goes to bed and the day begins again. Soon, a week passes. A week turns into a month, and a month into a year. We can't believe that in a month Lil Miss will turn one, and in February Pebbles will turn 3! It seems like just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle, let alone welcoming our children into the world.
It's easy to get bogged down in all that worldly stuff...but we forget that we have been called to work hard at whatever we do.
Colossians 3:23 reads: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
How many of us can say that we go to work (whether that be a "proper job" or staying at home to raise the kids) and work at it with all our hearts, without grumbling or arguing? Just this morning I had to reign in my own attitude...Pebbles decided to come in at 5:45am - and was promptly put back to bed!!! However, a short time later, she surfaced again and sat watching cartoons. A few moments later she began to whinge."Muuuuum...I want a Mo." (Milo). I put the covers over my head and hoped she'd forget about it. Moments later..."Please Mum, I want a Mo.". I eventually gave up, stormed into the kitchen, made her a Milo and went back to bed. Had I just gotten up initially, made the Milo, given her a kiss good morning and went back to bed cheerfully things would have gone much nicer and I would have ended up spending more time snoozing and less time pretending not to hear her! But instead, I let my own selfishness take over. Why should I have to get up? I never get to sleep in, it's Sunday, today's MY day to sleep in. Why can't someone make me a "Mo"???
I find that in my life I am usually happy to go about my business without complaint. I love being a mother and feel so incredibly blessed to have a wonderful husband whom God uses to provide for us so that I am able to stay at home and raise our kids. However, the times that I throw a mini 23-year-old tantrum about something that I feel is an "injustice" to me, God gives me a pretty severe kick up the butt in some way, shape or form. Sometimes it may just be through a simple cuddle and "I love you Mum." out of nowhere, sometimes it will be switching on the TV and there's a show about someone who has gone through huge trials and has come out the other end smiling and happy. This morning, though, I felt like such a twit. After feeling frustrated and angry about being woken up so early, I unlocked my phone and switched to my daily devotional...and guess what it was. Sure enough, Phillipians 2..."Do everything without grumbling or arguing."
We have such an awesome Creator, and He never fails to humble this wicked heart of mine.
May the Lord bless you and keep you, and may you always feel his Almighty love.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled." -Matthew 5:6
This particular verse has resonated with me the last few days. Jesus has been changing our lives so dramatically, filling both hubby and I with such joy and longing to get closer to His word. So often we get bogged down in the world, that we forget He has made us an awesome promise of eternal life reigning with Him. What do you do when you want something? You thirst for it, you hunger for it. It is never far from your mind or your thoughts. It is an overwhelming feeling. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for opening my heart in ways I never knew were imaginable.
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” - 1 Samuel 1:27-28
Things have been rather hectic but finally have had a chance to sit down and redesign my blog!
Pebbles' birthday party has been and gone, her cake was such fun to make although didn't turn out exactly as I had planned...however the finished product was made with a lot of love and thus I am totally proud of it!
The cake was simply a vanilla cake, just coloured in all different colours! Also added some almond essence instead of vanilla essence, just for something different!
We had Lil Miss dedicated today at our church, was a magical and deeply spiritual morning and hubby and I feel very blessed to have been given the task of raising these two gorgeous little girls. Thus my scripture today was 1 Samuel 1:27-28.
I thought about Hannah a lot today. It would have been so easy for her to forget God after she had given birth to Samuel. How many times do we see people get things they have prayed for and forget to give thanks to He who has given those things! We are so easily distracted by worldly things...but not Hannah, she knew that she only had Samuel because the Lord had answered her prayers and blessed her with a son.
My prayer and deepest wish for Lil Miss is that she will grow in a Godly household, worship and praise Him for all the days of her life and follow the plan that God has for her. I have no idea what that is going to be. Perhaps she will marry and have many children. Perhaps she will be a missionary. Perhaps she will become a doctor or a teacher or a photographer or a chef...whatever she does, I pray that she will do it with all her heart and do it for the good of God. I pray that we will carry out this task with the help of God...without Him the task seems impossible but with Him I know all things are possible!
Just as Hannah dedicated Samuel to the Lord, so too did we with Lil Miss. But it was more than that. Standing in front of our church family, it felt almost like we were all dedicating ourselves to each other. Grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles, sons and daughters...all dedicating a life of helping each other, showing compassion and the love of Jesus. What is stronger than one Christian? TWO Christians! What is stronger than two Christians? THREE Christians!!! This year we have forged friendships that we never imagined possible...I wonder what the rest of this year will bring!?
I will upload some more photos tomorrow, but for now:
God Bless!
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