Who Am I?

This is for the days when we forget who we are in Christ.  There are days when it feels like winds of discouragement are blowing hard in my house and it's usually me that left the door open.  I am a distant relative of Eve and I know that I can be prone to wander in my thoughts and occasionally forget how important the mission of motherhood and raising Godly children is.  This job is the MOST important job that anyone in the world could have.  I should feel honored and special right?  Of course!

Unfortunately that nagging human nature rears up at times and I get caught in the muck and mire of self-pity.  I am learning to be extra careful who I talk to on days when I am feeling sorry for myself.  There is nothing more that the enemy of my soul would want than to plant seeds of discouragement.  If I allow those seeds to take root and grow, before long I will have my very own garden of yuck!   So, my sisters in Christ, if you ever experience days where the storms of life are brewing and stirring.  If you feel an uneasiness in your soul, then take a moment to lift your hands and once again surrender yourself to the One who knows you better than you know yourself and the only One who can fix what ails you.

I will leave you with this reminder from the best book ever...

"Why are you downcast, O my soul?  And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God."  - Psalm 43:5

In Christ,

Brook

Chasing Shadows of Myself

We can stay bound for a lifetime in obsessions, compulsions, and being self absorbed, or we can be set free to be who God has called us to be. I am finding more and more that it is a daily choice. For years Jesus has led me on the path of learning To be content where he has me.  It's enough to be a stay-at-home mom and wife.  It's enough to homeschool and stay at home to care for the needs of my family...and even though those things don't define me, I can learn to find joy in them. When we are held captive by our obsessions, compulsions, and selfish desires, we remain on the merry go round of "never enough."  It seems that there is always something we are missing, something better that we could be doing. I could be pursuing my dreams-but wait- I am actually living my dream!  After my time in the Navy, when I was 22, all I wanted to be was a momma and a wife- and praise be to God- here I am, 12 years later and I realize that God gave me my hearts desire, I will not shrink from it or try to run away and avoid things when they get hard or life gets messy.  Thank you Jesus!  I don't have to chase shadows of myself that I will never catch.  I choose today to live in my reality and to enjoy it. I will bask in my blessings. In Christ, Brook