Mission of Motherhood, Chapter One - Jul. 6, 2005
A Journey Like No Other
Discovering the Mission of Motherhood
"I will grow into the kind of person God wants me to be as I live out my life in faith and seek to be faithful in my walk with God; as I nurture and honor my commitment to my husband and children and family and home; as I exercise my skills, training, and gifts toward those whom God has placed on my path; as I seek to give to the po0r and minister to the needy and those in my neighborhood and church while living a life of bold faith in a great and wonderful God. At the same time, my children in the context of walking with me through my life, will gain a clear model of how they can live as well."
This paragraph from page 15 sums up the chapter for me. This journey, this process, is about me growing in the Lord. The experience of being a wife, a mother ... a friend, a daughter, a sister ... my obedience to God in those areas of my life is transforming me into the image of Christ. As I am being transformed, my children who are following in my footsteps, will have an example ... an example of successes and failures, of grace and mercy, of love and faithfulness, of suffering and triumph. When I keep that thought prevalent in my mind, I can more easily embrace and consider joy the trials ... and oh those little things during the day do pile up and seem like huge trials ... of motherhood.
-- Cynthia
