Blessed is the Mom...

“Blessed is the one (mom) who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person (mother) will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him,”       – James 1:12

As mother’s and wives often times our faith is tested and we face many trials. Things like…when we get in a conflict with our spouse, how we handle our own attitudes with our kids, a friend betrays our trust, family disappoints us, issues with infertility, financial upsets, and facing the temptations and pressures around us to try and live up to be someone (a mom, a wife, etc) who God has not called us to be. But, it's during those difficult faith testing times that we must know that we are being prepared for something greater.

When we get into a conflict with our husbands God is wanting us to more than anything wrap our arms around them and try and understand them at a deeper level. When we are tempted to lose our cool with our kids God is teaching us to discipline them in love and to learn patience. When a friend betrays our trust God is wanting us to forgive and leave it at His feet. Family is not perfect so when they disappoint us...God want's us to love them still in return. Infertility for me was no walk in the park, but God taught me just how close He is close to the brokenhearted and to rest on His promises. When are bank accounts are slim to none God is teaching us to trust Him and lean on His understanding, and when we are tempted and pressured into trying to live up to be some fabricated super mom or someone God has not called us to be, He is molding us all that more into His likeness and a mother and woman after His own heart.

It's during those faith testing times that we ultimately have a choice. We can either choose to cave and be stressed, or choose to be blessed, persevere and trust God in knowing He is up to something in the midst of our trials. We should change our focus, our direction, our attitudes, perceptions and more importantly our hearts towards God. If we miss Him in the midst of it all...we just might miss out on something so great (a blessing)...or something that He wants to show us and prepare us for. Being under trial is intense in any situation...but we must stay the course, persevere, stand the test and fix our eyes upon Him. 

Will you persevere? What will you choose?

Let this be of some encouragement for you today…because I know it definitely was for me!