To all of the Mothers and Wives..... Be Encouraged!

Be Encouraged my sisters.... I know its not easy being a mother and a wife! For me I think it might be one of the hardest jobs to have. For some of us we may not be the bread winners of the family but we are the cooks,  disciplinarian, maid, care-givers, doctor, story-teller (for nighttime with the kids), sex machine, baker, lover, and many more things but you get what I'm saying.

We're ALL of these things and sometimes we get tired!!!! There are times when I want to just get in the car leave for a whole day without telling anyone where I am. I get frustrated, angry, and tired! I know people think we are superwoman/supermom but we are human and are trying to do the best we can and sometimes we want to feel appreciated. Trust me when I say that one little day we get a year is not enough.

I just want to encourage the mommies and wives out there to continue to do what you do best. It's not easy and it is tiresome but we will make it.

*Love until you can't love anymore

*Smile when you want to roll your eyes and punch a whole in the wall

*Take a break and do something for yourself. This one is for me too b/c I rarely do this and as soon as I have this baby things will and are going to change around here, b/c I hardly get me time and that's where a lot of my frustration comes in.

The title and roll we carry is not easy but we can and will make it.... Even when we don't want to be let's be the best mommies and wives we can be... Be Encouraged and let's keep each other lifted up in prayer!

Lord,

Thank you for you love, your unconditional love. Thank you for being our provider and supplying all of our needs. Forgive us for all things known and unknown and help us to forgive ourselves for anything we've done... We offer ourselves to you first and then to our families asking that you will help us to love our spouses unconditionally. When good times come, help us to love. When bad times come, help us to love. Help us to be patient, kind-hearted, and to understand our husbands. Allow us Lord to be patient with our children and to be the mother's you've called us to be. Help us to be the prayer warriors of our families to keep our families strong and together because we know that only you can do it. Give us understanding on how to be the Mothers and Wives that you would have us to be. We cast our cares upon you God for we know that only your yoke is easy and your burden is light. We give our cares to you when we're stressed, we give our cares to you when were down, feeling lonely, or unloved. We love you lord for keeping us this far and we pray that you will continue to keep us and make and mold us into the women you want us to be. I pray that the spirit of depression, anxiety, and worry will not overtake us. Wrap us in your arms and comfort us when we feel alone and that no one cares. Give us the strength to make it even when we don't feel like we can! You are God, our father, and our comfort and with you all things are possible. We know that you can mend the broken hearts so Lord any Mother or Wife who is broken and who need you at this very moment comfort them and heal them of every hurt and pain.  Help us to endure and help us to see what the future holds for us. In Jesus Name , Amen!

Things I actually Love about my Husband

1.) He washes the dishes sometimes without me asking- Even though he may not do them the way I want, I won't complain because he does it and some men don't do that.

2.) He's a praying man and he truly loves the Lord- I love this most of all because you rarely find men like that anymore.

3.) He's very talented! He is amazing on the Acoustic Guitar....

4.) He is a very warm and kind person.

5.) Since the pregnancy he has taken care of me.... Maybe not all the time or exactly what I want him to do but if I want him to make me some cookies and milk, or get me a certain dish that I'm craving, or even deal with my whining when I don't get my way. I must say he does do those things and I am grateful..

Things I LOVE that my husband does......

1.) Eats my leftovers or drinks up all the drinks without saying anything.

2.) Inconsiderate of my feelings Ex: If you eat your pregnant wife's leftovers, food, drinks! That is very inconsiderate... lol

3.) He's a hoarder and he doesn't like to get rid of anything

4.) Puts more into football & the gym more than his girls (at least that's how I feel sometimes)

5.) Leaves things around for me to throw away or pick up since obviously I'm his maid

6.) Falls asleep while having pillow talk

7.) "Sometimes" Unresponsive to things I'm trying to communicate about

8.) Makes me feel like a Million Bucks- NOT! Lol

Marriage can be so complicated!!!!

Think about what you're Thinking about....

I just finished Chapter 7 in Joyce Meyer's "The Battlefield of the Mind" and I must say that this book has really been blessing me. This book is about winning the battle in our minds. Sometimes we let our minds and what we think about control who we are and it also at times affects our everyday life. I know I have.... I would get something in my mind and for the rest of the day (sometimes) it would really have me thinking negative or it may sometimes ruin my whole day. So far, this book has really been helping me in my spiritual walk with Christ and it is gradually helping me to change my way of thinking and I thought that since it blessed me I would like to be a blessing to someone else that may be going through tough times or who just need a little encouragement on today.

In Chapter 7 Think about what you're Thinking about, it talks about how we should spend our time meditating on God's word. The more time we spend meditating on the word, the more we will reap from the word. Mark 4:24 says that we should consider carefully what we hear. With the measure you use it, it will be measured to you and even more. This scripture is saying that whatever we put in to God's word that's what we will get out of it. Our flesh is lazy but we must endure and put our flesh under subjection and meditate on his word. We NEED the word of God and prayer to get us through this Christian walk. Let me be the first to say that it's not easy and some days I'm on fire for God and I'm being consistent in reading my Bible and Praying and other days I don't. I don't want to be like that. I want to give God what's due to him. A LOT of the time my mind would wonder and think about all sorts of stuff and would began to think negative about my life and I know now after reading Chapter 7 as to why that would happen. It would be because I was thinking negative thoughts instead of thinking on the Word of God. I would allow satan to control my mind and I wouldn't totally give it to God. 

Change your thinking and realize that the reason we go through a lot is because we don't think the right things. If we think negative things, things will be negative, if we think positive things, things will be positive. Sometimes our minds can be a mess and we'll be thinking about stuff that doesn't even make sense. We'll dwell on it and allow that thing we're thinking about to mess up our whole day. We must line our thinking up to God's word. God's word will get us through tough times and let me tell you its not easy. I get so upset at times and I don't want to pray or meditate on God's word, I just want to curse some people out and be mad but that's not what God's word would have us to do. He wants us to love and believe that he will get us through (Trust Him).  

In Psalms 143: 4-5 Talks about how David was depressed but he started to dwell on the works of God's hand. He didn't focus on the problem and he didn't allow people to mess up his day but he meditated on God and he overcame depression. Joyce Meyer said it best..... Satan knows what makes us happy and what makes us miserable. When a person is full of wrong thoughts he is miserable. He (satan) wants us to think that what's going on around us is what's making us unhappy but its really what's going on inside us (our thoughts) that's making us miserable. Meaning if we change the way we think (even when its the hardest thing to do sometimes) our day will brighten up just because we changed our thoughts. 

I remember sometimes the more I thought about stuff other than what God would have me dwell on I would get more upset and more depressed. Its amazing what our minds will do to us. So, Think about what you're thinking about and you may be able to locate some of your problems and be on your way to freedom very quickly because God doesn't want our minds in bondage but he wants us to live, think, and breathe free in him. I really needed this because for the last couple of days I've been getting down about somethings marriage, motherhood, and  life but God showed me through Chapter 7 that I need to change my thoughts and give it to him, all of my cares I need to give it to him and allow him to fix it because me thinking about won't change anything but me praying about it and casting my cares upon him will change the situation around me. I want to be in such peace and on one accord with God's word that whatever is happening around me I will not let it affect my day and my mood.

Psalms 55:22 -Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. 

Make today and everyday a great day. God Bless