I just read the most powerful article I have read in a long time. I just keep mulling it over and over in my mind. I want to keep thinking about it too. I think if you're a mom, then you definitely need to read it.
The author talks about how Motherhood is a calling, not a hobby.
"Christian mothers carry their children in hostile territory. When you are in public with them, you are standing with, and defending, the objects of cultural dislike. You are publicly testifying that you value what God values, and that you refuse to value what the world values. You stand with the defenseless and in front of the needy. You represent everything that our culture hates, because you represent laying down your life for another—and laying down your life for another represents the gospel."
I want my calling as a mother to represent the gospel...to my daughter and to others. I want to lay it all down, to lay down my desires, lay down my goals, lay down all the times I get annoyed with saying the same things over and over again. To die to myself, and live for others.
The author talks about how Motherhood is a calling, not a hobby.
"Christian mothers carry their children in hostile territory. When you are in public with them, you are standing with, and defending, the objects of cultural dislike. You are publicly testifying that you value what God values, and that you refuse to value what the world values. You stand with the defenseless and in front of the needy. You represent everything that our culture hates, because you represent laying down your life for another—and laying down your life for another represents the gospel."
I want my calling as a mother to represent the gospel...to my daughter and to others. I want to lay it all down, to lay down my desires, lay down my goals, lay down all the times I get annoyed with saying the same things over and over again. To die to myself, and live for others.
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