After floating on cloud 9, I came home to......well, I came home to....Home! The home I love, except for that unpainted wall and no pictures up. The home I love....except for the bookshelves that really need to be cleaned and sorted. The home I love.....except for the pile of papers that really need to be filed or shredded. OK. Skip the home.
I came home to the family I love.....that still keeps forgetting to put their boots on the boot racks. The family I love.......that still has to be told to take their clothes out of the dryer when the buzzer goes off. The family I love....that just started fussing with each other even though I sat and listened to such wonderful families that had it all together every moment of every day and knew how to address each conflict in a peaceful and edifying way so that God was glorified every second and every moment of their lives!!!!
AHHHHHH. I came home to a home that wasn't perfect and a family that wasn't perfect!!
And it's the same home and family that I loved so desperately when I left to go to the convention.
And honestly, it's the same family I STILL love and the home and ranch that I am blessed to be a part of. The only thing that changed was that I allowed myself to compare. What an ugly word that can be, and it's not what GOD desires for me. Instead, HE says this in Galatians 6:4,
"But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."
What a verse to keep in mind after the convention. Yes, my life may not be perfect, but I am blessed to be on this imperfect journey with a bunch of FUN people - my husband, my family, my friends - AND I have a GOD who loves me unconditionally through every step of this journey of Motherhood.
So, I'll take my imperfect family in my imperfect home and rejoice in the perfect joy that only comes from serving HIM.
"I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20
3 comments:
Oh, Cathy, you always make me laugh. The photo reminded me that my list of "to do"s after Danny died included sweeping the garden!
Jimmy, I think you had a good reason. Brian Shaw and I were talking about you and Danny's funeral. I still remember someone with a fussy baby, and as they tried to quietly sneak out rather than "interrupt" the funeral, you stopped her and made her feel welcome there in the worship time with or without a fussy baby. WE so easily forget the importance of those babies in the Kingdom. Thank you for being that example to me!
Just a word of thanks for using scripture. I was just feeling frustrated again tonight because of all the believers who post useful thoughts or articles without a shred of scripture to support their them. I think they must not realize that when they don't use scripture they are in essence making themselves the source of wisdom instead of God, which isn't very useful in the final analysis. Anyway, the Lord used your post here to encourage me that some still do rely upon His word. Thank you!
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