Freedom

     Hope and I recently spotted a car that was burning so much oil it looked as if it where about to blow up.  What are the effects of pollution?

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     James 1: 27 says we are “to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

The New Living Translation says, “Keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.”

     What is keeping moms from being “free?”  What is it we feel we HAVE to do?  Where is it we feel we Have to go?  Why are we bound to these man-made “laws of mothering?”

     How are we as Christian moms being polluted by the world?  I believe it can be a very gentle, seductive even acceptable stack of “good things.”  Are you overcommitted at your church?  Are you over attached to healthy food and exercising?  Are you worrying about the right schools for your children (which may not be an issue for three years?) Are you ashamed by the decisions your older or adult children are making?

     I think one form of pollution is comparison. This past week, I have had four dear friends tell me they were trying to be like other moms.  None had set out to be like their “friend moms.”  They subconsciously found themselves imitating the qualities they admired. 

     Imitating is just that…an imitation. Trying to do what is right is admirable.  Learning from others good qualities and the converse is a blessing.  But today Moms?  Be free! Be who God made and designed you to be.