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Tim Chester’s book ‘You Can Change’ does a good job unpacking some of these ideas and applying them.
Thanks for your honesty, Karen.
Times of transition are often the times of greatest temptation to not trust the truth.
Neil Anderson’s
“Victory Over the Darkness” was the popular Ameri-Evangelical book in the early 90’s that really opened this up to the ‘mainstream’.
It’s good to read someone acknowledging this as a challenge.and it’s also a process, because it’s not just an intellectual exercise.
The emotions and will are also heavily involved, which I why I love praying the Psalms that reflect my emotions when I struggle with trusting God’s promises.
Fellowship with other who model these truths and are Christ-like to each other give flesh and physical grace to the words of truth.
To my mind, Karen, we women need to devote a little more time to Galatians 5:1. Most of us seem to spend too much time putting fresh yokes on ourselves, and this is something that has come out of our culture: you aren’t a proper mother unless you never buy baby food or disposable nappies or smack.
Don’t get me started…
Thank you Karen, for your honesty. I think this will become required daily reading for me, at this stage in my life.
I struggle with making short term sacrifices for long term gains. I need to remind myself in times of temptation that the end result of obedience and self discipline really is worth the short term sacrifice of hard work now, or missing out on something that might be enjoyable now.
As a stay at home, home-educating mother of four young children, I struggle with believing that my contribution to this world and to eternity is meaningful in any sense. Thank you for your honesty, particularly at this challenging stage of your life.
Hi Karen!
Thanks for an encouraging and helpful post. Your battle sounds very, very familiar - and, as you say, lifelong. Thanks for the reminder to combat the lies of our minds with God’s truth - especially during hard times.
And hang in there, mum! It’s great to hear about your life and struggles, and I pray God will help you to keep turning to his truth.
Love Jean.
Sorry for the belated response! It’s been hard trying to get to this in the midst of baby things. But I just wanted to say thank you so much for the suggestions and encouragement; they are very much appreciated!
Hi Karen,
I say this to encourage not to be blase, “Congratulations you are absolutely normal”. In the ‘nice-ianity’ of the church, people don’t often express what is ‘really’ going on in their heads. Every mum I know is feeling the same way sister.
Benny
That was a great post!
After reading, I think I am better equipped to understand, support, and take care of my wife as well.
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