If motherhood has ever felt like an endless checklist of things to be done and little people to keep alive, then you and I have a lot in common.
Many of us are really good household managers. We run our homes like a tight ship and, let's be honest, when it's done our way there is a sense of control that soothes our anxious minds and hearts.
In the last couple of years, I began to sense a stirring from the Lord asking me about my motherhood. What was the point of motherhood? Why did it feel like there was depth lacking in my relationships with my children and yet discovering it felt so out of reach?
I believe the purpose of motherhood is to not only pass down our faith and raise up disciples of Jesus, but to be mindful of everything else we pass down. Did you know only 2% of our DNA is the stuff that makes up our kids appearance? The rest of the 98% is all of our learned behavior and personalities.
Proverbs 4:23 talks about guarding our hearts for out of it flows the springs or rivers of life. This spring of life or energy that flows from my heart is felt by my child. They can also feel when it's blocked. What are we passing down to our children? How much of us are they really receiving? If I'm called to raise disciples, what am I actually discipling?
Motherhood isn't about the doing. It's about the being. Motherhood doesn't start with our children. It starts with us.
You are not called to be a manager of your home. You are called to be a mother.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
It Didn't Start with You By: Wolynn
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