To Be Brave For Our Daughters

To Be Brave is . . . 

Acting when it's easier & safer to run & hide

When I'm brave I don't worry about the minutiae of my day. I don't get pulled down by Satan's power-hungry grasp. I stand firm, resolved to move forward and keep my two awkward feet in motion.

One step at a time. 

Forward. 

Go!

When I'm brave my focus is on the One who fills me with strength, courage, & resolve. I have determined to follow Him, resist the devil, and tell the god of lies to "flee from me." I step over the carcasses of doubt, worry, fear, and anxiety that Satan has hurled at me but which I have boldly attacked, fully clad in the armor of God.

When I'm brave my daughters see how to face pain and uncertainty with a smile. They see that they too can face giants and move mountains if their trust is in the omnipotent One and not in self.

When I am brave, my daughters learn how to be brave, too.

Finding Rest For Our Souls

Rest. 

"And ye shall find rest unto your souls."

Ahhh.....

Physical rest is a blessing at the end of a maddening day. To be able to prop my feet up, kick back, and relax with a book is heaven on earth. Especially when I've been knee-deep in stinky diapers, puzzle pieces, and baskets of laundry to be folded (I love washing the clothes but hate folding and putting them away). 

But spiritual rest--the rest that comes only through the blood of the Lamb--is perfect bliss. It's comfort in knowing that I don't have to do it all. That the dishes can sit in the sink a little while longer while I pray. That I don't have to fret about the potential buyers coming to look at our house, worrying that they'll see the marker on the walls or the poop stains on the carpet (yep, sad but true) because none of it matters.

Rest for our souls is perfect peace, and when we lay our burdens on Jesus, He promises:

"And ye shall find rest unto your souls."

How do you view REST?

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