I wanted to say that first because I don’t want
to rain on Mother’s Day that is not my intent.
Yet, I also know that Mother’s day can be a painful day for some. I call it a trigger day for myself. It is a day where I am reminded of my
miscarriage and my sweet babies who are with Jesus, (that word I cringe at) the
infertility, my health issues, of what I don’t have, but what my heart has
ached for. Maybe you’ve felt that ache
before too; whether it is for a child, a spouse, a mom, or ________ (fill in
the blank).
So what do we do with days like these; days
where we wonder, when will our time come, will it come? Well, I think we have to allow our feelings to
really come for what they are. It is
okay to admit it’s hard. At times I wish
it wasn’t. I wish I could get through
this day and it wouldn’t affect me, thanks be to God, I don't feel the same magnitude of pain, but it still sneaks up on me.
After we acknowledged our feelings, it’s
imperative we surrender them to the Lord Jesus Christ. Often times our pain can make us do unhealthy
things, like eat lots of candy, take matters into our own hands, or treat the
people we love like junk. So instead of
reaching for something or someone to ease your pain, how about we try giving it
to Jesus. It’s really a continual
surrender, but He can handle it. That’s
the beauty of Jesus; He longs to lift our burdens from us.
Its days like these where I am reminded of what
it means to have faith in God and His goodness and what it means to really
worship Him. His goodness is not
determined by my hopes being met. No,
His goodness is determined by this: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His
great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our
transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved),” Eph. 2:4-5
God longs to give us good things in life. He does.
Yet, for the sake of His glory sometimes we have to wait or trust Him
for an even better plan, but we wait not without hope but as people great
hope. “I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.”
Ps. 130:5 Is He good? You better believe it. Is He worthy?
Absolutely. Will I worship
Him? Forever.
Acknowledge. Surrender. Worship.
Gracious
Lord, we thank you so much for mothers.
We ask for you to bless them for their amazing sacrifice. Bless the women Lord who long to be mothers
but can’t, bless those who are waiting to adopt, and those who don’t have a mom;
may the power of the Holy Spirit grant us comfort and wholeness in Christ as we
surrender our pain to Your Son Jesus. He
can handle it. Jesus, make us whole in You,
not in our hopes and dreams. Father, we
believe in Your goodness and we thank You for the grace You have given us in
Christ. Let it be to Your glory! Amen.
