I don't crave attention. I don't need congratulations for doing my "mom job" each day. I get up, I get the kids ready, I send them off to school. Sometimes I plop back down on the couch, sometimes I even go back to bed for a few hours! And sometimes I have to be responsible and actually accomplish stuff. I don't expect a high five when I get laundry done; I don't expect a bonus check when the dishes are all clean at the same time. It's part of my job.
God has called moms and wives to be keepers of the home. You can argue all you want that "things have changed" and that you "need to work" or whatever you want to say. Bottom line is this: if you are married and your husband works, you can find a way to stay home with your children. Cancel the cable, get over having brand new car every two years, stop convincing yourself that you "deserve" a vacation every few months. Your children need you. These are the most important years of their lives, and probably yours.
Satan wants us to be selfish. And indeed, it is in our nature from birth. Our nation does plenty to instill the "entitlement" doctrine in us, too. Everyone feel that they "deserve" stuff, that they have "earned" something. We cannot truly be at peace with ourselves and who we are until we are content with who we are and what we have. God has put you exactly where you are for a reason. BE CONTENT WITH THAT REASON, but also be still ... and listen to his voice and where it may take you. And I can assure you that it is not telling you to buy a brand new car or tv just because you are sick of yours, and I'm betting that a $10,000, 2-week vacation to Europe (all on the credit card) probably isn't what his voice is telling you to do either.
Moms, take heart. Our job can be frustrating. But until you embrace each day for what it is you will never learn to be content with where God has placed you. No one said the job was easy but then I don't know why you would have expected that in the first place.
Don't let your heart be tricked by Satan. Don't let your soul be uneasy and unsettled. Find your peace in what God has planned for you, and take heart in the fact that he has a purpose for your life. He has placed you exactly where you are most needed right now.
Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
Psalm 62:5
