I struggle with perfectionism. It's one of those things I have to keep working on!!! I read this today in my Parenting by Design Daily Devotional and tweaked it a bit so I could read it often as a reminder. For those of you like me, perhaps it will bless you!
Stop agonizing over decisions because you are afraid of making a mistake. God doesn't promise to give me absolute certainty. He invites me to know and trust Him in the midst of uncertainty. That's what faith is all about! Surrender my fears to God. Instead of being determined to figure out what God wants me to do, focus instead on who He is. I do not always understand the eternal purposes behind events. Faith is trusting that my story will fit perfectly into His story. Trust God's character in the midst of uncertainty and embrace the wisdom and goodness of God.
Proverbs 3:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
1 Corinthians 3:5-11
My thoughts on staying the course in motherhood.
I can only lay the foundation- plant the seed, water it, care for it, love it, feed it, live my life as a servant leader. I have to be very careful how I live- not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16. I have to be careful how I live. I am God's temple and he lives in me. The way I act, words I say, my everyday example speak to my children. I have to speak words of encouragement, affirmation, and love more than I condemn and correct. I also have to deal immediately with disrespect and disobedience but in a calm and loving way. A soft answer turns away wrath. Proverbs 15:1. Only God makes things grow. I must only stay in Christ, remain diligent with my task, and not grow weary. I must plant, water, pray, and allow God to grow my children.
1 Corinthians 3:5-11
New International Version 1984
5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
I can only lay the foundation- plant the seed, water it, care for it, love it, feed it, live my life as a servant leader. I have to be very careful how I live- not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16. I have to be careful how I live. I am God's temple and he lives in me. The way I act, words I say, my everyday example speak to my children. I have to speak words of encouragement, affirmation, and love more than I condemn and correct. I also have to deal immediately with disrespect and disobedience but in a calm and loving way. A soft answer turns away wrath. Proverbs 15:1. Only God makes things grow. I must only stay in Christ, remain diligent with my task, and not grow weary. I must plant, water, pray, and allow God to grow my children.
1 Corinthians 3:5-11
New International Version 1984
5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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