The other parent. A touchy subject. I'm not talking about the other biological parent. I'm talking about your co parent! What? You thought that just because your the parent in your home that means you are the only parent in your home? Wrong. Us single Mama's need to remember we are never doing this alone. Never. Not for one second have you or your children been unattended by your Heavenly Father. We are Co-parenting with God! In Psalm 68:5 God promises to be a father to the fatherless. For most of us, even though we are not fatherless, we may have a fatherless home. Sometimes its easy to get wrapped up in life as we are providing for our children. We forget that we are not the one in charge here. Mamas are put on this earth to kiss the ouchies and make them better. To comfort broken hearts. To encourage laughter. To help our kids see joy and love. To help them feel safe and protected. But our main job is to show them that their Heavenly Father has so much love for them. He knows how many hairs are on their head!( Matthew 10:30) Now Mama, you'll all agree, we love our babies bunches....but seriously. My babies are 13 & 12 and I have NO idea where to even begin counting hairs! But the other parent does. That's how much time He spends with them. I have been given these sweet children as a gift, entrusted to me but for a while.They are His children. We are called to raise them the way He would have us. What does this mean? Trust Trust God to equip you. You are not raising these precious children alone! (Hebrews 13:20&21) Trust that our Heavenly Father has a plan for your child's life. Pray that he will show you how to guide them in the way He wants them to go. (Proverbs 2:6) Trust that He will make His plans known to your children in His time. ( Proverbs 3:5&6) Some times I feel like my sweet kids have endured so much in their few years on this earth. My heart hurts to make every bad experience go away. On days like this I turn to Romans 8:28~ We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. These are the people God chose, because that was his plan. And then to James 1:2-4 ~ My brothers and sisters, you will have many kinds of trouble. But this gives you a reason to be very happy. You know that when your faith is tested, you learn to be patient in suffering. If you let that patience work in you, the end result will be good. You will be mature and complete. You will be all that God wants you to be. Through the hurts in their lives my children can still be all that God wants them to be. I choose daily to Trust God with my children's lives. I Trust Him with my own life. This does not mean I have a laid back attitude on mothering. On the contrary! God has called me to do this and I take my work for Him very seriously. But I Trust, and I pray. And I don't worry ( most days) about what my children will grow up to be like. Because I choose to Trust that where my parenting skills are lacking, that is the part that my co-parent has covered.
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