Ep. 150 || Pay Your Dues Now: Living for Another Life

Most of us have heard it. Some of us have said it. There’s a common encouragement to moms of littles that if we “pay our dues now” or if we’re “faithful in the small things” then there will be bigger things coming later as our unseen sacrifices give way to visible fruit. In this episode, Emily and Laura unpack this idea, helping us see that while it comes from a very right desire to encourage faithfulness in following Christ, it may lead us to wrong expectations. Rather than serving the Lord looking ahead to “better” things he might give us later, we can be content in serving him now, because he has already given us the best thing in his Son.

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Mentioned on the Show:

• “Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me,” CityAlight

• “Father, I Know That All My Life,” Anna L. Waring 

• Faithful Motherhood Article Series

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RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT

Related R|M Resources:

• The Risen Motherhood Book (see Ch. 14 The Gospel and Our Service), Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler

• Ep. 143, Nurturing Your Child’s Gifts: An Interview on Faithful Motherhood with Karen Hodge

• Ep. 132, Habits of Faithfulness in Every Season: An Interview with Nancy Woglemuth

• Ep. 116, Leaning into Grace: An Interview on Faithful Motherhood with Debbie Martens

• Ep. 113, Trusting God with Our Children: An Interview on Faithful Motherhood with Nancy Guthrie

• Ep. 107, Grace in Discipline: An Interview on Faithful Motherhood with Elyse Fitzpatrick

• “What Does it Mean to Find My Hope in Christ?” Autumn Kern

• “Five Reasons God Made You a Mother” Abigail Dodds

Around the web:

• “The Hope That Moms Don’t Need” Maggie Combs

• “Evaluating Our Expectations: The American Dream vs. the Christian’s Hope” Melissa Kruger

• “The Unique Joy of Ordinary Faithfulness” Chris Martin

• “The Everyday Question of Motherhood” Christine Hoover

• “When Motherhood Feels Like Death” Courtney Reissig

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We’re grateful to Harvest House for making this week’s show possible. Looking for a new resources for your kiddos? Check out Even Me by Adie Camp and Courageous World Changers by Shirley Raye Redmond.

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R|M Apply Questions:

1. What tends to be your motivation for living faithfully in your current season of motherhood? 

2. How have you defined “big things” and “small things” in your life? How might remembering that God has given us the best thing in Christ change your perspective?

3. What is something you’re tired of giving up and you’re hoping God is going to give back to you? In the midst of that, can you say, “Christ is enough for me”?

4. What are your desires and dreams for the future? What practical steps can you take this week to submit those to the Lord and trust his plans for you (ex: pray, journal, say no to a commitment you know you don’t have time for, etc.)?

5. What might it look like for you to serve the Lord with a glad heart today, and where will you get that strength?

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