The Mommy Calling: Whose Powers Do You Put Your Trust In?

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Whose Powers Do You Put Your Trust In?

This list was sent to my email from one of my Bible Study moms (evidence of why we should be surrounding ourselves with encouraging, godly women!) What a perfect reminder of who we are in Christ and the calling we have as mothers!!! I linked up the verses, so make sure you look them up when you get a chance.

"SUPER" WOMAN

Does
Tries to impress others
Controlled by an agenda
Self worth is found is her accomplishments
Peace is found in the "perfect" environment
Discouraged by failure
Expects perfection from herself and others
Teaches her kids to be good
Frustrated with her lack of Spiritual Fruit
Does things with her children
Her perspective is based on what is seen
She chooses quantity of activities

ABIDING WOMAN

IS (Psalm 46:10)
PLEASES THE LORD (Eph 5:10, Prov 29:25)
CONTROLLED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (Gal 5:22-26)
SELF WORTH IS FOUND IN AN ACCURATE VIEW OF WHO SHE IS IN CHRIST (Eph 2:10)
PEACE IS FOUND IN JESUS IN THE MIDST OF ANY STORM (Is 26:3)
FAILURE REMINDS HER THAT GOD'S STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS (2 Cor 12:9-10)
SHE PRACTICES GRACE WITH HERSELF AND OTHERS (Eph 4:32)
SHE TEACHES HER KIDS TO BE GODLY (Prov 22:6)
SHE ABIDES IN CHRIST AND BEARS MUCH FRUIT (John 15:5)
SHE BUILDS A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER CHILDREN (Deut 6:6-7)
HER PERSPECTIVE IS BASED ON WHAT IS UNSEEN (Col 3:2)
SHE CHOOSES THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY (I Cor 13)

I think it's pretty obvious hands-down who the true super woman is!!!

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Proverbs 31:10-12, 25-31

Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. Strength and honor are her clothing;she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all. Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Titus 2:1-8

Speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine. That the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things -- that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands that the word of God may not be blasphemed. Likewise, exort young men to be sober-minded in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.

What did you do today?

Today I was an explorer. I went on adventures to see the wonderful secrets of God's creation. I watched as the birds flew across the sky, listened as the wind blew through the trees, and felt the warmth of the sun upon my face. Today I was a chef preparing gourmet four-course meals the likes of which the finest restaurants have never seen. Today I was a teacher conducting experiments, revealing hidden truths, and watching the amazement of these lessons being learned for the first time. Today I was a student, a doctor, a friend, a performer. Today I was a MOM. And tomorrow I get to do it all over again!

My Hope For You

My hope for you, my fellow mommies, is that you will go throughout your day encouraged by successes, challenged by failures, and thankful for your experiences. That you will learn to thank God in the bad as well as the good, that you will use the powers of the Holy Spirit to become the best you can be, and that you will live your life according to the purpose you were given when you were created in the image of God Himself. May you find encouragement here so you can face the hardships of being a mom, a wife, and an imperfect person trying to live purposefully in an imperfect world, with grace.