Mom Heart Moments #315

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.

THIS LABOR OF LOVE THAT WE mothers diligently pursue is not about now. It is about investing in the Kingdom of God, doing His work today, living out our conviction that people have eternal value and that we are willing to be shepherds for their souls. We are planting seeds for the future.

If there will be a resurrection, an accounting to God for our days and for our children —and there will be —then we must be ready. If He has entrusted us with this charge of raising our children for His glory —and He has —then we must complete our task with diligence. We will only do so if we understand that someday, this story we are living will be told and our lives of faithfulness will be a testimony of our worship and belief in Him.

Our hope is in Jesus. And because of Jesus, our labor is not in vain. We can have hope knowing that God sees us and has appointed us to steward the lives of little ones whose souls will have eternal impact.

If we connect to Him who is life and listen to His words and admonition, we have reason for hope. We know we are investing in eternity. We are shaping history. We are giving shelter and nurturing, working to create a place where children can be taught wisdom, truth, and love in the stormy moments of life. Truth and purpose give us a reason to live this life of giving, serving, exhausting ourselves for the sake of living a story we won’t see the result of for a long time.

We can live without this vision, experiencing our days as filled with endless, pointless work. Or we can live with it, and while our days will still be full of work, we can be assured that our work will have divine purpose.

Do you find your life to be full of purpose? Ask the Lord to renew your vision and hope for the future as you work!