Bob posted this quote on his blog and it couldn't have been more timely for me. I pass most of my life using my "own" wisdom. I can't count the number of times that I have made decisions based on my own reasoning without consulting the Word of God. I believe God gave us each experiences and knowledge and reasoning to be used in making decisions and in living our lives in a way that serves Him. But more importantly, He gave us His Word to be consulted daily so that our reasoning becomes His reasoning, our widome His. I have been struggling with dedicating time to God's Word. It's hard living in a studio apartment to be quiet before God. It's hard for me to have alone time with just me and God, time that I can fully focus on Him without distraction and time to be fully vulnerable with Him. I don't know how moms and dads find quiet time either. I ask for God's help to teach me how to find the time and space for Him now, to teach me the skills that I can use when kids are running around and I'm pulled in even more directions. How do women with multiple kids have a relationship with God? How do women who are working full time and mothering full time find the time and space? I commend all moms who find the time to love God and their families. I hope to follow in your shoes.
15 years ago
The studio apartment isn't going to get any quieter with kids! You just have to find God at more unconventional times than you normally do. Sometimes the only time for parents is after the kids have gone to bed. I have to agree that being a mother is a full-time job--for either gender.