There is Marth, Mary, Proverbs 31, Sarah, Ruth, Queen Esther, and so many others. I just could list names on and on forever. These are women in the Bible that inspire us. They show us a Godly way of living that can spire us on to where we want to be. But should we truly wrap ourselves up in who these women are?
I struggle with the fact I am not a very organized and energetic person. I would rather sit around my house reading books, and playing with my kids then doing house work. I good movie, or show will captivate me from house work for awhile when I really should be correcting work the kids have done the day before or week before.
A couple of years, well........ maybe a lot of years ago, I wanted to become the "ideal" Biblical wife/woman. I have studied to find out what that would look like. If you look at Proverbs 31 there is a laundry list of things to been done. You look at Mary and you yearn to lounge at the feet of Jesus. Yet, another turn to look at Martha and you feel the frustration and anxiety of being torn between the two worlds. Should I be a to doer or one that lounges in the presence of God?
For me.. there has to be a happy middle ground. A place where you can lounge at the feet of Jesus knowing that at one point the chores will get done. Being at a place where your world is organized in a way that there is still time to enjoy the stillness of your day. I have struggled with finding that middle ground. I have fought to have that middle ground. I have yearned for that middle ground where my house is clean and yet not so clean that I have time for my Father, and my family.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God 1Corinthians 10:31.
I have found that what ever I do I need to do this to God's glory. He does not care whether my house is clean or dirty. He does not care whether my kids are studying fractions or Newton's third Law. What He does care about is whether or not I am doing this for Him. I am truly giving up my day, my life, for His purpose. When I place my feet on the floor and start my day am I doing my to do list or His?It is so easy to get caught up in the modern day race. Is my house has clean as Mary Jane's? Do my kids have has high has grades has Joey? Am I doing or going as many places as the Jones across the street? It is so easy to get lost in the modern day race of comparison. But that is not what God wants from us.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God 1Corinthians 10:31.
God wants our all. He wants our every moment, our every movement. God wants us to do whatever we feel He wants out of us to our best of our abilities. Now does that mean I am going to ignore my housework? I wish! But no I am not. What it does me, when the time of day comes to clean my house I am going to do it to MY best in HIM. When it comes time to spend with my family I am going to do this to my best ability that I can in Him.I am going to stop comparing myself to the people around me. My worth is in Christ, not the world. My worth is in what My Father gives me, not what the world shows me.Please understand my house is still not perfect. Even has I write this there is laundry to be folded, dishes to be washed, and papers to be graded. But right now, for this moment I need to write this and I am going to write this to the best of my ability in Him. And then.......I will get to those wonderful chore list that is waiting.
I struggle with the fact I am not a very organized and energetic person. I would rather sit around my house reading books, and playing with my kids then doing house work. I good movie, or show will captivate me from house work for awhile when I really should be correcting work the kids have done the day before or week before.
A couple of years, well........ maybe a lot of years ago, I wanted to become the "ideal" Biblical wife/woman. I have studied to find out what that would look like. If you look at Proverbs 31 there is a laundry list of things to been done. You look at Mary and you yearn to lounge at the feet of Jesus. Yet, another turn to look at Martha and you feel the frustration and anxiety of being torn between the two worlds. Should I be a to doer or one that lounges in the presence of God?
For me.. there has to be a happy middle ground. A place where you can lounge at the feet of Jesus knowing that at one point the chores will get done. Being at a place where your world is organized in a way that there is still time to enjoy the stillness of your day. I have struggled with finding that middle ground. I have fought to have that middle ground. I have yearned for that middle ground where my house is clean and yet not so clean that I have time for my Father, and my family.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God 1Corinthians 10:31.
I have found that what ever I do I need to do this to God's glory. He does not care whether my house is clean or dirty. He does not care whether my kids are studying fractions or Newton's third Law. What He does care about is whether or not I am doing this for Him. I am truly giving up my day, my life, for His purpose. When I place my feet on the floor and start my day am I doing my to do list or His?It is so easy to get caught up in the modern day race. Is my house has clean as Mary Jane's? Do my kids have has high has grades has Joey? Am I doing or going as many places as the Jones across the street? It is so easy to get lost in the modern day race of comparison. But that is not what God wants from us.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God 1Corinthians 10:31.
God wants our all. He wants our every moment, our every movement. God wants us to do whatever we feel He wants out of us to our best of our abilities. Now does that mean I am going to ignore my housework? I wish! But no I am not. What it does me, when the time of day comes to clean my house I am going to do it to MY best in HIM. When it comes time to spend with my family I am going to do this to my best ability that I can in Him.I am going to stop comparing myself to the people around me. My worth is in Christ, not the world. My worth is in what My Father gives me, not what the world shows me.Please understand my house is still not perfect. Even has I write this there is laundry to be folded, dishes to be washed, and papers to be graded. But right now, for this moment I need to write this and I am going to write this to the best of my ability in Him. And then.......I will get to those wonderful chore list that is waiting.