To the Moms Who Haven't Gotten to Be Mother’s
Life can be hard, but it can also be beautiful. That’s the thing about living in a fallen world: We get glimpses of Heaven, but we also get the weight of sin. The hard things don’t dismiss the fact that God is good, but those things are still hard and we feel the weight of them. That’s why we should look towards what is to come: It’s a place with no more tears or sorrow (for those who have put their trust in Jesus). But until then, we are called to fight the good fight, through the ups and the downs, and trust God with it all.
Forgiving, Even Without Reconciliation
Matthew 18:21-35... I’ve read this passage many times, and the last verse always scared me.
“…And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
I tend to hold grudges (or at least I used to a lot more than I do now), “So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (or sister) from your heart.”
Humility & Obedience
Jesus wasn't called to just die on the cross and Christians are not called to just modify their behavior. We’re called to humility and obedience, which leads to lasting change, change that in turn helps us to do/say the right things.
He Is Not Withholding
I didn’t choose my over-analytical mind, but I’ve learned to cope with the way my brain processes. I push the thoughts away that say, “It’ll never happen for us” or “you’re just going to have to be okay with the fact that it’s going to take years before you conceive and in turn y'all are going to be old parents”. I know these thoughts are over-dramatic. I’m aware that we’re only 27 and 30 years old (or “Young” as people say). I’m also aware that we haven’t even been trying to conceive long enough to justify these fears, but it doesn’t change the fact that the thoughts have crossed my mind. I try to stop them in their tracks, but sometimes it also helps to just acknowledge, in writing, that the fears have been there.