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Finding My Place

July 13, 2015 By Mrs. Mom Leave a Comment

My place in all of this

There are times where you know where you fit it. Then there are times when you don’t.

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This weekend I spent some time looking at the world, my life, and ministry.

As I looked and thought, I wondered where I fit in.  I started thinking about the big picture and how God wants to use me.

God has placed, in each one of us, gifts and talents.  He has given us to our families, friends, ministries, and the world.  Yet, we cannot do it all, all of the time.

I say this because there are times, when I want to do it all and be all to all people, but truth be told, that is now wise nor possible.

I have to look at the things that are going on in my life and be prayerful about how God desires for me to be productive in a situation.

All of this thinking, for a short time, caused me to feel like I had no place.  I saw myself as a speck of sand on a beach full of sand…where did I fit in and what was the point.

I saw all of the problems of the world and wanted to be a part of the solutions.  I saw all of the pain and wanted to be a part of the healing.  I wanted to be a help…

Here’s what I mean…

I don’t just want to be a replica of some other mother, wife, woman…I want to be who God created me to be.  In all of my uniqueness…and I am very unique and still I am commonly, uncommon…I stand out in various ways that are not always comfortable.  This caused me to ask…should I be.  Should I stand out because I am just like the others or should I be comfortable being uncomfortable because I stand out as me…just the way God created me to be.

I hope this makes sense because I am not trying to confuse you.

I want you to know, as I am realizing, that God has called each one of us to be very different in this world.  We may have certain qualities or circumstances that are similar to our sisters in Christ, or even have some stories that the other women in the world may relate to, but we are not supposed to look like, sound like, and dress like them.

Our identity must rest in Christ.  This must be our resting place…a place of comfort.

As I thought of these things, I felt inadequate…as if I could not handle those things that God has brought me to handle.  I had, for a brief moment lost my sight.  I could not see where I fit in…

But God…

As I thought…I contemplated…I read my Bible…I prayed…I waited…and I prayed some more…

He reminded me that I fit in Him.  He is my source and my purpose.  He is the reason why I am alive and my reason for being.  I had to stop thinking on how big the world was and all that was going on in it and focus on how great my God is.  Realizing His awesomeness, allowed me to grasp hold of his purpose for me…

In this I rested…

As I rested, it was revealed.

Perfectionism, is not the way to go.

Being like everyone else is not the way to go.

Being recommended or recognized…even honored, are not the ways to go.

The way to go is by His grace, as I trust His leading…

In that moment, as I dwelled on Him…I was at peace.  I could see that none of my own expectations or the expectations of the world may add up, but His will…would.

In this…I found peace.

I realized, through His revelation that all of the things that He reveals to me through various avenues, He will put to use, in time…

What He gives me to use, when He gives me to use it..can be utilized, as long as I trust in Him…

In this, I heard His voice…

Calling me to listen harder and pay attention amongst all of the noise…

In this…I found my place in all of this

Filed Under: Encouragement, Thoughts, Trust Tagged With: encouragement, new place, place, Purpose, seeking Him, Thoughts

Purpose…

January 15, 2014 By Mrs. Mom Leave a Comment

This morning I sat down to write out my to do list. I decided to stop for a moment and think about the reason why.

“Why am I doing all of this?” I asked myself.

I don’t know if you are anything like me, but I have to have purpose in all that I do or else it becomes mundane and vain.

As I thought, I reached for one of my favorite books. “A Book of Prayer” by Stormie Omartian.

I prayed this guided prayer.

Lord give me a vision for my life.  I put my identity in You and my destiny in Your hands.  Show me if what I am doing now is what I am supposed to be doing.  I want what You are building in my life to last for eternity.  I know that all things work together for good to those who love You and are called according to Your purpose (Romans 8:28).  I pray that You would show me clearly what the gifts and talents are that You have placed in me.  Lead me in the way I should go as I grow in them.  Enable me to use them according to Your will and for Your glory.

With purpose, I made my to-do list.  With confidence, I carry out my tasks.  I know that I am called to great things and being a mother and a wife are two of them.

Filed Under: Daily, Encouraging Myself, Feelings, Mothering Tagged With: identity, plans, Purpose

My Desire

September 13, 2013 By Mrs. Mom Leave a Comment

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This morning, I sit and think on what it means to be a woman, wife, and a mother.  I think on the expectations that are put on an individual with such titles, an individual like me.

Lord,

Help me not to attempt to meet the unrealistic expectations that the world has set before me, but instead to meet your godly standard and expectations.  Help me to fulfill the purpose and plan that you have for me.

In Jesus’ name

~Amen

Filed Under: Early Mornings & Late Nights, Thoughts Tagged With: prayer, Purpose, woman

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