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Motherhood is a very high and noble calling but it’s not meant to be a total fulfillment. There is only one Source who can be that for us.<\/em>
\n\"\"I am all for encouragement. In fact, many have said they believe I have the gift of encouragement. But we need the hard words, too.\u00a0 I am most empowered by words that challenge my comfort. But there has been so much written on grace and “being OK with where you are”, that there was a time I lost sight of what the Bible really says. Because it’s NOT okay to remain where we are (<\/span>Romans 6:4<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

I am not speaking about perfection here. But reaching farther then we have been (and maybe you already do). I know I can reach farther. I know I can sacrifice more. I know God will fill in where I cannot reach, but I need to be willing to step out first.<\/p>\n

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Obedience<\/h2>\n

I love all Sally Clarkson’s books for grace and gentle guidance when I feel like I’m emotionally “over it”. She certainly doesn’t sugar coat anything though. But she writes with complete understanding, having been through the same seasons we are going through.<\/p>\n

I need to hear that I must die to self, not coddle my mistakes and embrace (i.e. be satisfied to walk in) my selfish state and chalk it up to, “We all sin. We’re all a mess.” Precisely. But we are still called to live better (Romans 12:1<\/a>) and practice righteousness (1 John 3:7<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Bible challenges us and gives us grace to fall into. We still need to die to self (Romans 6:6<\/a>). We still need to love well and control our emotions. We still need to reject laziness and selfishness.<\/p>\n

Grace<\/h2>\n

The balance of the command to live a life worthy of the calling of Christ (Eph. 4:1<\/a>) and walking in His grace is knowing we obey Christ because we LOVE Him (John 14:15<\/a>). It empowers me to embrace a better way of encouraging myself, as well as other wives and mothers, through His word.<\/p>\n

God’s word commands us in the deepest way to let go of our old ways, but we often neglect that part of teaching. We make the mistake of thinking that grace is a free gift, but it will cost you your life. If we truly believe God’s word, we know this is true.<\/p>\n

One cannot survive without the other. But I’ve been more apt to lean on swimming in grace and lacking repentance. \u00a0I think we tend to skate over the fact (while nodding our heads) that motherhood requires<\/em> sacrifice. Sacrifice requires that it costs us something and that it hurts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Grace saves. And God’s word transforms (Romans 12:2<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The Repentant Mom<\/h2>\n

Repentance goes beyond being sorry. It’s a complete turnaround and walking away from sin. It’s admitting when we’re lazy and taking the steps to kill that laziness. Not throwing our hands up and saying, “Welp. That’s just the way I was created. God knows my heart.” This is a complete lie. God did not create us lazy. But He certainly knows our hearts and they are wicked<\/strong>, above all else (Jeremiah 17:9).<\/p>\n

We are not exceptions to God’s word. What we read in His word goes for us as much as the next person.<\/p>\n

The Excuses<\/h2>\n

Moms, we need to stop with the excuses. I’ll list some of the ones I have used and maybe you can relate:<\/p>\n