June 21, 2010
Mommy Missions: Becoming a Mom on a Mission
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Tara
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elcome back to our series, "Investigating the Clues"! Up to this point we have investigated the ways that being a missionary called to a foreign land is very much like being a Christian mom! If you have missed the previous clues, check them out here: Intro, Clue #1, Clue #2, and Clue #3. Don't worry - we will wait for you.......OK! Everyone ready? Let's look now at how we can become Mom on a Mission! Maybe you are a little rattled by the notion that we are called to be missionaries to our children. Trust me, I get that. But the good news is that God provides Agent Mom training as we go out and do Mommy Missions every day!
Say what?
Yes, we can receive Agent Mom training every day through getting in the Word, spending time in prayer and tapping into the grace we are given through Jesus Christ everyday!
Jesus says in John 15:4-5 ESV:
“4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
Apart from abiding in Christ, we can do nothing – not get out of bed, not have patience with our whiny toddler, not selfless enough to provide for the needs of our family, not speak words of kindness to our husbands, etc. You get the picture (or I could continue since I have countless personal examples!).
By abiding in Him, He provides the grace we need to do what He desires us to do every single day! What is grace? If you do not fully know what this is, you will jump up and down when you do and I’d love to help you discover just what is so glorious about it!
“Grace” means a generous benefit freely given by God through His power to transform a person's life. I love this Scripture that explains what grace is so plainly:
13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
Philippians 2:13 NLT
God does the work in us causing us to have the desire to do what pleases Him! It is grace that helps us be the moms He wants us to be to our children. So when I say, “You don’t have to wing it by yourself!”, you now know why! Praise God for His grace! And when we abide in Him, His grace will flow into our lives, not to make everything rosy but to help us to handle every circumstance, every decision, every bump and every bruise along the way.
In what ways have you recognized God's grace helping you be a Mommy on a Mission?
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3 comments:
Thanks Tara - I love that verse! NOTHING! How much more plain can you get than that??
Be blessed powerful mom !!
Stef
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Thank God for His grace! It is amazing if you are in the word it is hard to have a bad day, but when you are not in the word it is easy to have a bad day. Spending that alone time and seeking God can make all the difference in the world.
Blessings!
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