Living out your mission--even if it's too loud this morning

I love my kids. I want nothing but the best for them and I enjoy their unique personalities.

That being said... It's hard to selflessly devote each second of each day of every week all year long to them. There are those days when I don't feel like getting up to be on call mommy all day again.

This morning was one of those days... They were being just a little too loud a little too early for me and I could feel the nerves inside cringing already.

Then I read this...

“I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,”

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭1:12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/1ti.1.12.esv

...and I felt immediately thankful that God had counted me faithful/hardworking enough to grant me the opportunity to watch over my two for a time. Despite my past failures, He had seen enough of something in me to know that He could entrust two little souls to my care.

I am in His service--daily caring for two people whom He uniquely equipped for the purposes He has for them.

It may not be an easy job but it's one I've been divinely given at this time.

Each of us has been counted as trustworthy enough to be given the very mission you are living at this point. Know that you too are divinely assigned and have a unique purpose which you can accept or decline. Either way He still loves you.

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