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MOTHERHOOD IS HARD.

One second, we think we're doing a good enough job, the next we're the worst mom on the planet. Which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel repeated over and over—giving us hope in the everyday moments.

 

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Every Wednesday, we discuss how the gospel impacts a mom’s everyday life.

 
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Real-life encouragement and practical application on motherhood topics.

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Experiencing Grace as a Stepmom
Experiencing Grace as a Stepmom
How to Approach Bible Study With Joy
How to Approach Bible Study With Joy
Learning to Love What Must Be Done
Learning to Love What Must Be Done
The Gospel and Our Marriages
The Gospel and Our Marriages
 
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“I'm his stepmom. And stepmomming is a unique position, isn’t it? We’re in the position of a parent, oftentimes without being recognized by society as a parent. We battle stereotypes and false assumptions (thanks for that, Disney). In some cases, the role has all the responsibilities of motherhood, without many of the benefits. We try to show love like a mother, even when we aren't their biological mother.⠀ .⠀ Stepmom friends, I know what it’s like to sometimes feel like an outsider in your own family. Stepparenting is the single most complicated role I've ever had. It is one area of my life where I am unsure of myself most of the time. ⠀ .⠀ But oh, how God has used this role to sing the sweet melody of grace over my life. ⠀ .⠀ Stepparenting is a circumstance that has caused me to look at Jesus’s family life a little more closely, and it has helped me understand aspects of God’s love that I may not have observed otherwise.⠀ .⠀ Jesus, the Creator, grew up as the divine Son of the Living God in a family of fallen creations. I wonder if he felt out of place in his home?⠀ .⠀ Scripture tells us that Jesus became a carpenter, just like Joseph, who was not his biological father. Jesus learned from Joseph and took on some of the traits of this man who raised him. ⠀ .⠀ Sweet stepmom, do you see it? God appointed Joseph to teach the Christ-child what his Holy Father wanted him to know. He has appointed you to influence your stepchildren for the kingdom, as well.”⠀ .⠀ More from @alisha.craig.mcgee in today’s article! Link in profile.
Who kind of wishes that motherhood felt more like Netflix or Google? Who secretly desires a fool-proof motherhood manual to arrive at her door, complete with free 2-day shipping? (I do sometimes.)⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ In the age of internet experts, social media influencers, lifestyle gurus, curated entertainment, and long lists of search results—we're used to having help right at our fingertips. Life is hard, and naturally, we want to learn the best way to live. The cleaning hacks. The simple recipes. The best workouts.⁣⠀ And I'm right there with you! (I love a good instructional YouTube video.)⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I doubt we'll turn away from some of those helpful resources anytime soon, but I also wonder if we've turned fully to the true source of help. The biggest expert on life, creation, love, and joy. He's not a hack—he's a Savior.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ God designed us to follow—to need information, wisdom, guidance, and instruction. This is good. But we distort that when we throw his guidebook, the Bible, out the window in favor of a quick blog post or the latest book. We distort it when we look inside ourselves for answers and wonder if we should just follow our heart and our dreams. We distort it when we elevate and prioritize the practical tricks over the deep matters of the heart. This all reveals what we worship, and it's not always God.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Adam and Eve had one rule for life—they had the ultimate formula—and they rejected it in search of something different and better. We're often the same way.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ The way out of this mindset isn't necessarily unfollowing and it doesn't have to be condemnation. Instead, we can acknowledge our inability to ever measure up and live life (or motherhood!) according to God's standards. We can turn from our sin and turn to Jesus, trusting him for help.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ God doesn't require our perfect living, our healthy home-cooked meals, our toned arms, or our amazing discipline strategies. He requires our faith in the righteous blood of his son, sacrificed on our behalf.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Next time you need help, turn to the true Helper. He's not going to answer as Google will, but he's going to lead you in all the truth that really matters.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ 💙 Emily
"I had plans for what my life would look like when my baby came. When we first brought him home, I spent one of his naps creating an hour-by-hour schedule for our weeks. Mondays look like this, and on Tuesdays I will do this, etc. Each day was blocked out with writing, reading, cleaning, studying, and space for the frequent nursing and naps. I can hear the well-seasoned mothers laughing—I quickly learned that babies don’t naturally conform to schedules. Levi didn’t wake up and go to sleep based on what I wrote in my agenda. Not only that, waking up every two hours in the night left me without the brain capacity or energy to get up in the still dark hours of the morning to study scripture for an hour like I used to.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ I struggled to find what I deemed to be adequate time in scripture with the tumbling of my 'perfect' schedule. Meanwhile, I was still trying to figure out this new world of motherhood, breastfeeding and supplementing extra breast milk through syringes, sneaking in sleep when I could, and throwing meals together in between. Rather than hours spent over God’s word, I curled up in bed at night to read a few chapters while guilt raided my heart. ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Moms at any stage can easily fall into the lie that says we must study the Bible a certain way, every day. Though Bible study is essential to the Christian life, we must guard against Bible study legalism. ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ ...As important as Bible study is to our Christian lives, it doesn’t secure our relationship with God. The beauty of the gospel is that we are not saved through our method of study, how long we study the Bible, or how often we study the Bible. We are in right relationship with God because we bear Christ’s righteousness, a righteousness apart from the law given freely to us who believe in his saving work on the cross. We are brought near to God, not because we read our Bibles all seven days of the week, but because Christ endured God’s wrath for our sins."⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ More from @lara_dentremont in today's article! Link in profile.
📣A NEW show is LIVE!⁣⠀⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ 🙋 Most of us have our favorite “experts” or “gurus”—the voices we turn to for tips, tricks, and how-tos. We love the ability to learn something quickly by scrolling through our social media feeds. But should Christians solely depend on the “experts” of our culture to learn how to live a faithful life?⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ 👉 In this episode, Emily and Laura examine why we like our gurus so much. While they are often helpful, we’re called to unconditionally follow only one expert: Jesus. In Christ, God gives us the Holy Spirit to teach and train us in wisdom according to God’s word. We can still enjoy the gurus, but we know the source of all wisdom is God alone.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ 🎧 Listen in anywhere podcasts are streamed, or find it directly on the website! (link in profile)
It's time for a giveaway! 🎉⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ The show is back and the book is out, which means it's time to celebrate! We've partnered with @harvesthousepublishers to gift TWO mamas a whole lot of good stuff (including *two* copies of the R|M book)! It's been a wonderful week—kicking off the podcast season and birthing a book—and you know there's no one else we'd rather celebrate with than the R|M community!⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Each mom will win everything on the list below. Thank you to Harvest House Publishers for partnering with us to build this wonderful giveaway full of books for mom, dad, and the kiddos!⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ TWO copies of Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments, @emily___jensen + @laurawifler Dad Tired...And Loving It, @dad.tired + @jerradlopes The Life & Faith Field Guide for Parents, Joe Carter⁣⠀ Seeing Green, @tilly_dillehay Emptied, @pittsjr26 Love Made, @quina_aragon Baby Believer Set, @catechesisbooks ⠀ Bible Infographics for Kids (Vol. 1 and 2), @harvesthousepublishers Buttercup Grove Series, @wendyloverofbooksandstories⁣⠀ GraceLaced, @ruthchousimons⁣⠀ Beholding and Becoming + The Guided Companion, @ruthchousimons⁣⠀ Garden of Truth, @ruthchousimons⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ TO ENTER.⁣⠀ 📚 Follow the RM IG page⠀⁣⠀ 📚 Like this post⠀⁣⠀ 📚 Tag a mama friend (or a billion) - each comment is a separate entry ⁣⠀ 👉 You must complete ALL of the requirements to win. Good luck! And thank you for listening to the RM podcast!⠀⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Giveaway ends on September 12th at 11:59pm, and the winners will be DM'd and announced on this post!⠀⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram’s term of use.
“I could try to persuade you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and love your life and every aspect of motherhood. But you and I both know that just muscling through in itself is unsustainable and will never produce joy. It’s how and what we love that most shapes our joy.⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ ...So learning to love what must be done—what is assigned for you to do as a daughter of God, a wife, and a mother, what circumstances you have to traverse—is not a form of self-help, attitude adjustment, or esteem building. Rather, it’s choosing to do what Peter saw believers doing—preach to ourselves the truth of how we’ve been rescued and then respond with rejoicing in the here and now. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ If faith in Christ means that we are new creations in Him, is it any wonder…⁣⁣⠀ …that we begin to love what he loves?⁣⁣⠀ …that what he calls valuable, we learn to find worthy?⁣⁣⠀ …that when the Scriptures tell us that we can do all things to the glory of God, including the things we don’t desire to do, the things not according to plan, the harder-than-we-can-stand things, the unwelcome pain…that when they tell us, “whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31), we can and are empowered in Christ to do just that?⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ The weary mom can become the persevering mom. ⁣⁣⠀ The impatient mom can wait with hope. ⁣⁣⠀ The numb mom can become compassionate. ⁣⁣⠀ The bitter mom can forgive. ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ Those who live a story they weren’t expecting—in the mundane or in pain—can “rejoice with a joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith,” as Peter says, and learn to love what must be done.”⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ More from @ruthchousimons in today’s article! Link in profile.⁣
 

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