I can't believe my little man is over a month old already! When people tell you to cherish every moment because time flies, they're right. Our little man isn't so little anymore...good thing he is still small enough to cuddle :), I wish he would never outgrow that!
To say that the last 5 weeks have been the most life-changing of my life would be an understatement. I have never experienced the emotions that I have and never have seen more of my self and my NEED for Christ in the ways that I have with Brayden in my life.
Being a mom is so much more than I realized. And being a mom has made me love and respect my mom so much more, knowing just how much she sacrificed to raise my brother and I. Being a mommy is a calling from the Lord to truly conform you to the image of Christ. It is a 24/7 tool to sanctify and refine. It is a call to self sacrifice or self denial, a call to give of yourself until you feel as though there is nothing left to give, and then to give some more as He equips you with that grace you need. It is a call to love unconditionally, deeply, and purely from a heart that expects nothing in return. It is a call to serve purely without selfish motives and desires. It is a call to patience in ways that I have never had to be patient before. Ultimately it is a call to DEPEND, to depend on the Lord FOR everything and IN everything.
God has reminded me daily, through this precious bundle of joy, of my NEED for His sustaining grace. He reminds me of His love through Brayden's life. And He reminds me of His faithfulness through His strength to keep me going when I am weak. I see my sin in a whole new light, my selfishness, and my depravity...and yet, I see the glorious Gospel, beautifully and powerfully at work to renew me day by day and moment by moment.
Being a mommy, although filled with joy unending, and blessings that far exceeded my expectations, is ultimately about bringing glory to God and making me more like Jesus as I seek to picture the Gospel to my little Brayden, praying He too will be made like Jesus!
To say that the last 5 weeks have been the most life-changing of my life would be an understatement. I have never experienced the emotions that I have and never have seen more of my self and my NEED for Christ in the ways that I have with Brayden in my life.
Being a mom is so much more than I realized. And being a mom has made me love and respect my mom so much more, knowing just how much she sacrificed to raise my brother and I. Being a mommy is a calling from the Lord to truly conform you to the image of Christ. It is a 24/7 tool to sanctify and refine. It is a call to self sacrifice or self denial, a call to give of yourself until you feel as though there is nothing left to give, and then to give some more as He equips you with that grace you need. It is a call to love unconditionally, deeply, and purely from a heart that expects nothing in return. It is a call to serve purely without selfish motives and desires. It is a call to patience in ways that I have never had to be patient before. Ultimately it is a call to DEPEND, to depend on the Lord FOR everything and IN everything.
God has reminded me daily, through this precious bundle of joy, of my NEED for His sustaining grace. He reminds me of His love through Brayden's life. And He reminds me of His faithfulness through His strength to keep me going when I am weak. I see my sin in a whole new light, my selfishness, and my depravity...and yet, I see the glorious Gospel, beautifully and powerfully at work to renew me day by day and moment by moment.
Being a mommy, although filled with joy unending, and blessings that far exceeded my expectations, is ultimately about bringing glory to God and making me more like Jesus as I seek to picture the Gospel to my little Brayden, praying He too will be made like Jesus!
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