Motherhood can kick you in the rear and leave you sprawled out on the floor. It can also have you wondering what in the dickens is happening? And if you are not careful, it can completely rearrange your life, leaving reminisces of your old self hidden between the cracks.
But it can also be a beautiful journey of discovery. One that not only brings you closer to God but one that also creates an unbreakable bond between your children and yourself.
Because while you care to admit it or not, we are all on this journey together.
A Prayer for Mothers on this Motherhood Journey:
Lord, I come to you with a heart of thanksgiving.
Thank you, Father, for all that you are doing and will continue to do for each life that comes to this blog. They want peace, Lord. A peace that only you can give.
I pray that they will not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, will they present their requests to you, Heavenly Father. May they hear your voice and listen to your instructions. And I pray that your peace, Father, which transcends all understanding, will guard their hearts and their minds in Christ Jesus.
I pray that You will touch every mother who reads this.
When she lies awake, worrying, I pray that she will find comfort in your presence. I pray that whatever is troubling her, she will gain peace in knowing that even now, during this journey of her life, you are with her and will direct her towards the path that she needs to go.
May she cast all her cares on You and learn that You care for her. Lord, I pray that all the anxieties that threaten to cripple her spirit, you will now remove from her heart. They have no place there, in Jesus’ name. May she know that You will sustain her even now on this motherhood journey and that You will never leave her nor abandon her.
As she trusts in You and commits her way to You, may all her plans be achieved. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
Whoever said being a mother was easy was probably somewhat out of touch with reality. No, scratch that. They are way out of touch with reality, but it may or may not entirely be their fault. With so much information about motherhood going around, you have to know how to get through the fluff.
Some of the advice can be helpful, while others still should be taken with a grain of salt.
Society has a way of painting a picture of what reality should look like until you’re the one living it.
Having one child is at times enough for a mother to decide that, yep, sorry, Johnnie, but you are going to be an only child. So one can only imagine what mothers of 2 or more go through.
But some mothers make it look so easy that others scratch their heads and wonder what they are doing wrong.
Society has a way of painting a picture of what reality should look like until you’re actually living it
All I will say is that patience is golden and comes in limited quantities. It is one of those things that we have to constantly work at implementing in our daily lives and interactions with our children. Even with ourselves.
I ask God for a refill daily. I also ask for wisdom and understanding. After receiving an extra dose of patience, the next step is knowing what to do with it, because if you don’t act on it, these chiren (nope, that’s not a typo), will run you up the wall.
If you made it this far, let’s get to the meat of the situation and see what the eight possible reasons you’re not enjoying motherhood are.
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