Mom Heart Moments #35

The LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

IN MY LIFE, I have found that most everyone will give me permission to give up on my ideals. They say, “You deserve a break —you need to find fulfillment!” and so on. Yet the more I walk with God, the more I realize I have just this one life to live a story that will show His excellence, His greatness, His love and mercy, His redemption and grace.

So many young women are listening to feminist voices, to popular culture, to contemporary thought. They do not know that certain choices, especially made after seeking the counsel of the wrong voices, will have great consequences in their lives. They unwittingly think that personal fulfillment comes from material things that will make them comfortable; work that will give them a sense of their own importance; experiences that will give them a surge of adventure and excitement; romance that will make them feel loved —but they do not really know or understand that in the long haul, no one and no thing can make them happy or fulfilled apart from the love and grace and forgiveness of God. So many decisions made for short-term gain have devastating consequences and leave ugly scars in the long run.

So we must seek wisdom where it is to truly be found —within God’s Word.

No one loves you or has more grace for you than God! He is a God of love, second chances, forgiveness. All He wants is our hearts. He wants to inform our decisions, our ways, our attitudes, our convictions, and our values. He is waiting to talk to you . . . today!

Do you have an established quiet time? Set up an area where you can begin to develop a habit of meeting with God. Consider what you can do to make it more pleasant —a candle, cup of hot chocolate, lovely music to listen to?