Finding My Identity Apart From Just Being ‘Mom’
“I am free to rest in my identity as a beloved child of God and allow that love to spill over to my kids.”
As I sung those words to myself, I heard it as an invitation to Jesus and the rest and peace he offers, especially to worn-out parents.”
“I am free to rest in my identity as a beloved child of God and allow that love to spill over to my kids.”
God’s life-giving presence is available to us through the baby born in Bethlehem. Remembering this quiets my guilt about leading a youth ministry that has yet to be “optimized.”
It is only through identity in Christ that the “do not cheat” can be an act of loving God, not just a Christianized metric of performance and approval.
Children should work knowing their identity lies in being redeemed by a loving God, not in being the family messiah.
What gets us into heaven isn’t the absence of sin, it’s the presence of Christ.
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