I was visiting my favorite blogs this morning and Amy  said something that has gotten me thinking...

Sometimes I get off-track when I forget that life is not all about me and my feelings. A God-centered life is not a self-centered life. It’s no use being a grouch or being discontent with your lot. God humbled Himself and became a Man so that we could have our sins forgiven. He also did it so that we could imitate Him, serving others as He served us. Sometimes this makes for a very ordinary life, which translates to extraordinary in God’s economy. John Piper writes, “The real cultural bondage today is not that too many people are making God radically God-centered, but that most people cannot conceive of his being loving unless he is man-centered.”

 Then she followed that up with the verse that God used deeply in my life while potty training ds...

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:3-8)

Isn't it incredible how the Holy Spirit never gives up in His quest to transform us into the image of Christ?  It's almost as if I think once I've conquered a hurdle that I'm done dealing with it and am invincible.  But as I continue to pray for God to transform me into the image of Christ then the Holy Spirit is reminding me that there is still more to do.  As I read Amy's post I found myself face to face with the same struggles that I felt almost a year and a half ago when I wrote about how God was showing me my sin in the midst of potty training ds.  Today I was faced with my sin in the midst of training ds in other life-tasks (ie, getting dressed in a timely manner, eating what is given at dinner, quarreling with his sister, trying to control his sister).  I find that my motives are still not pure which makes me dwell in the "land of discontent".  I still desire for him to behave so that I can "do life", get through my to-do-list, and get home from errands without a fuss.  Wow!  I am not focusing on the true task at hand...1) God conforming me into the image of His Son and 2) training my children to walk in righteousness. 

Well, I guess I have to remove my entry in the "this momma has arrived" contest and get back to the Master's feet.  Thanks Amy for the post...God used it to remind me that I'm in need of a refocus and I don't need to feel hopeless or overwhelmed because the Holy Spirit is still doing His work in my life and the lives of my children.

Now...off to ring the school bell and get things started here! 

P.S.   ...you also need to go check out Amy's blog because she has a really cute new little girl in her house.  :)