"Keeping Up" by guest blogger Fran

2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient for you, for My
strength is made perfect in weakness.

I am not a writer or a blogger. When my friend Kate asked if I could write, I
initially said maybe, then I said it was going to be too much for me at that time. So being the godly woman that she is, she asked if I would pray about it and I did. I prayed Lord, if You want me to write then You are going to have to give me something to write about… That was a few months ago and since then I have had my
3rd child, we moved homes, my husband lost his job, and I decided to home school…

Overwhelmed was how I was feeling when I felt the urge to blog. I was rocking my 4 month old Andrew and crying out to the Lord because I didn’t feel as if I had the strength to keep up anymore. With what you might ask? With everything us moms
try to keep up with. The home, laundry, parenting, dinners, “The Joneses”, being a good wife, being a good mommy, looking pretty, having nice clothes, a nice home, etc. You name it and I tried to keep up with it.

I needed that cry to hear the still quiet voice in the back of my head saying “this is where you are today but I will not keep you here, I want you to let go and let Me be glorified” I was grateful for my weakness because I knew the Lord would renew me. I knew He would restore me and give me the strength I would need to be the woman, wife, and mommy He wants me to be, the other stuff really doesn’t matter. We will all go through difficult seasons, whether it is due to loss of a loved one, disappointments, marital troubles, financial stresses, sickness, or something with our children. But one thing we can count on in our times of trouble is the one who will always remain the same, Christ our Lord. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today, and forever.

Lord please help us to rely on You. Help us to rejoice in the good times and praise You in the hard times for You alone are worthy of our praise. You give and take away and no matter what the circumstance help us to remember You work all things out for Your glory. Help us to trust You when nothing else makes sense. Thank you Lord for being that constant in our lives in such an inconsistent world…
Amen