Psalm 127:3-5
3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
A few days ago I was standing in line behind a lady who was holding her precious new born baby. I asked her how old her baby was and she told me that she was ten days old. I asked her if this was her first child and she told me that she had two sons also, so this was number three.
Seeing this little baby brought back a flood of memories of when my daughter was a little girl. She is an adult now and I can truly say that I have enjoyed her immensely at every stage of her life.
Today I would just like to encourage all of the young moms out there to just hang in there. First of all, be very clear, moms have the most important job on the planet and it is by far the most difficult one as well. But I must also add that it is also the most rewarding job on the planet.
There will be days when you are totally exhausted from running five thousand different directions all in the course of one day or times when you have been up all night because your sweet little one has been running a 101 fever. There will also be nights when you are too tired to even think about doing the dishes before bed or days when you are still in your PJ”s at 3:00 in the afternoon.
There will be periods of time when you may not get to eat a warm meal for months. This is because by the time you take care of everyone else your food is cold, but you will gladly do it over and over again for your family. I don’t recommend eating cold food, but it just tends to happen this way.
There will be football, basketball, and baseball games or cheer and dance practices. Although a good nap would certainly come in handy on many days, you will feel the need to attend these events. So you will sacrifice what energy and time you have left to support your children.
You will stand in a kitchen barely holding it together to make one more healthy meal, instead of running through a Fast Food restaurant, because you want your family to eat healthy.
You may be asking, why am I sharing all of this, and the answer is, because I have been there. I have been frazzled and hanging on by a thread and I want you to know that you are not the only mom walking through life tired and needing a break.
I want you to also know that God sees you and although you may not know how you are going to get through all that is ahead of you, God has a perfect plan and His grace is sufficient. Part of His perfect plan is that we take one day at a time. Even if you are falling asleep praying each night, continue going before God asking Him to give you strength for each new day and He will. I am a living witness that He will equip and give you strength to keep going.
Most importantly remember that your children are truly a gift from God and nothing that you will ever do in this life will be more important than raising your
children and being the steward over them that God has called you to be. Enjoy your children. Make sweet memories with them.
They will be graduating and going off to college before you know it and when that happens, you will wonder where in the world did the years go. So for sanity sake, sneak in a long bubble bath every now and then but enjoy those sweet blessings that heaven has sent you and cherish every cuddle and snuggle. Because one day the cuddle and snuggle phase will be gone and you will miss those precious years. May God bless all of you sweet moms out there!
Psalm 49:15
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.
