Never give up on motherhood
I’m a mom.
Many of you are…and one of the things I’ve learned in motherhood is that it’s totally unpredictable.
You never know what to expect or what should happen next.
Try as we may to set routines and schedules, life happens..and sometimes things don’t go as planned. That’s just the way of life.
Children have expectations that we sometimes don’t meet– either because we will not to, or because we simply can’t even if we wanted to. Other times we have expectations of our children that prove futile in the end.
Along the way in this journey of motherhood, God is constantly revealing to us little by little His master plan for moms. Parents are children’s crown, and until they are old enough to make their own decisions they need the blessing of mom and dad’s anointing and direction.
Let us not give up or get weary in our mothering. One day our children will rise up and call us blessed.
But until then, keep being faithful. Keep setting your ground rules. Continue to discipline in love.
Most of all, always disciple your children through prayer and patience.
They are your children for life, but they won’t always be children for life.
One day, if you are faithful, they will rise up and call you Blessed.
A Prayer for Help
During these trying times, our faith is being tested on all fronts. Following is a prayer for help by David, which I pray will help you to remain steadfast.
Psalm 10:1 -18
1. Why are you far away, LORD? Why do you hide yourself when I am in trouble?
2. Proud and brutal people hunt down the poor. But let them get caught by their own evil plans!
3. The wicked brag about their deepest desires. Those greedy people hate and curse you, LORD.
4. The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.
5. They are always successful, though they can’t understand your teachings, and they keep sneering at their enemies.
6. In their hearts they say, “Nothing can hurt us! We’ll always be happy and free from trouble.”
7. They curse and tell lies, and all they talk about is how to be cruel or how to do wrong.
8. They hide outside villages, waiting to strike and murder some innocent victim.
9. They are hungry lions hiding in the bushes, hoping to catch some helpless passerby. They trap the poor in nets and drag them away.
10. They crouch down and wait to grab a victim.
11. They say, “God can’t see! He’s got on a blindfold.”
12. Do something, LORD God, and use your powerful arm to help those in need.
13. The wicked don’t respect you. In their hearts they say, “God won’t punish us!”
14. But you see the trouble and the distress, and you will do something. The poor can count on you, and so can orphans.
15. Now break the arms of all merciless people. Punish them for doing wrong and make them stop.
16. Our LORD, you will always rule, but nations will vanish from the earth.
17. You listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.
18. You defend orphans and everyone else in need, so that no one on earth can terrify others again.
I pray that David’s prayer for help will help you to have faith and wait on God. May God bless you and keep you is my prayer.
Rita J. Cartwright, Owner
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Why should a Christian woman submit?
I have been contemplating the meaning of biblical womanhood lately, and I’ve come to the conclusion that each woman must come to the place in her life where it is obvious that God is humbling her, and bringing her to a place of submission.
This is a mystery, but it’s all part of God’s plan - submission.
When we submit to authority as a citizen of our country, we show respect and reverence due to those in authority such as police officers, government agents, or community and civic leaders. Out of humility of our position, we actively and purposefully place ourselves in a position of servitude as we esteem and honor those in rankings of authority.
I believe that God has ordained order, ranks, and levels within the Kingdom Army. The family unit is one way in which the Lord reveals His awesome order. When a husband and wife begin to understand true divine order of the Christian home, the ideas of submission versus dominion become clear.
Truth be told, both man and woman were created for dominion, to rule over the earth and subdue it. But neither man nor woman were created to dominate each other. However, here’s food for thought: both man and woman were created to submit to one another! You will see this as true when you read many of Paul’s letters in the New Testament to the Church. Submitting to one another “in the fear of the Lord” is something both husbands and wives will participate in as brothers and sisters in the Lord, and also as husband and wife here on earth.
The wife is specifically requested to submit to her own husband as unto the Lord. I believe the emphasis here is not on the fact that it is the wife who should submit (because although the men of the homes are to lead with decisiveness and do have authority to carry out the family plans and make the final decisions, it will become clear in a home that is actually in order that a man will submit in friendship at times to his wife’s requests). This is absolutely NOT in any way related to women who want to control their husbands by manipulation or coercion. Instead, I believe the emphasis is on the fact that her submission is as unto the Lord. Note that it is considered a given that submission will take place in the Christian family. It goes both ways (and I’ll explain this in a minute). Women have been given the specific instruction to submit to her own husband. God didn’t command the man to submit to her (notice this, but keep reading).
However, here’s the deal.
A wise woman builds her house, while a foolish one tears it down.
A wise woman will discern that her submission only breeds a spirit of submission and peace within her home. What she sows, she reaps. Therefore, if she submits to her husband long enough and with a joyful attitude, it won’t be long before she finds that her husband may submit to many of her requests (notice I didn’t say demands!)
She will receive the answers to her many prayers, but not through manipulation, coercion, or domination. It won’t happen through yelling, shouting, criticizing, nagging, or harassing .
Ladies, if you are doing this to your husband, repent! Think about it…how often do we read parenting books and listen to parenting experts tell us never to treat our children with disrespect by nagging at them, yelling and shouting, or criticizing them? Now, if we treat our children with respect, how much more should we respect our dear husbands?
When we activate the fruit of the spirit called patience, and develop the godly habit of servitude and humility, we will serve out of respect to our Savior for giving us a husband to serve and show forth Christ’s love to him…and in due time, God will honor us with our heart’s desires. And not once will we have to nag, yell, or plead with our husbands for the things that we desire. God will move on our behalf as we are obedient to Him. Our prayers become more powerful the more we seek to serve our fellow man (our husbands).
In summary, a Christian woman should submit:
- to give reverence to her husband
- to assist in maintaining the order of ranking within the family unit so that her husband may have the power to lead in his home, as opposed to operating in frustration because his wife has tied his hands in an attempt to control her environment
- to allow the fruit of patience to be worked in her life
- to allow humility and servitude to become second nature in her heart
- to bring glory to God as He becomes her main source even when her husband is unable to meet her requests
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