I am not promised fulfillment just because I am a Mom.
My life is not complete just because I am a Mom.
Yes, there are moments of great reward and blessing along the parenting journey, but God’s Word never promises me that my children will bring me a life of total happiness and bliss.
But, of course, God’s greatest desire for me is not happiness and bliss.
His greatest desire for me is that I would be satisfied in HIM and HIM alone.
And His greatest instruction comes in my most difficult parenting moments.
Humbling moments.
Desperate moments.
I am totally dependent on Him.
Children are precious gifts.
Parenting is hard.
The parenting journey teaches me invaluable lessons about God’s love and sacrifice.
That’s what makes family so valuable.
Gleanings from "Parenting Is Your Highest Calling" And 8 Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt
