If we are to be wives & mothers with a gentle and quiet spirit, we can’t be running from one thing to another. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. We can fill our time with events that give us opportunity to bring glory to God and grow in our relationship with Him or we can fill our time with events that don’t. It makes us look really good to others when we have an insane schedule & yet appear to have everything under control when reality is much different. So what does this have to do with over committed schedules? I think we adorn ourselves with over committed schedules. He wanted them to be more concerned with their inner beauty than their outward beauty. Peter was not saying that they were not to be concerned with their external features at all, just don’t let it become the only beautifying you do. No longer were they more concerned with their biblical roles as wives and or mothers, but only by they appearance. It had become a consuming factor in the lives of many Christian women. In the days when Peter wrote this, the braiding of hair & jewelry were a big deal. Peter warned about this to the women who would read his letter.ĭo not let your adorning be external-the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear-but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. I think we like hearing people say, “I don’t know how you do it all!”, especially when we think we are doing it all.īe careful moms. Do we think our crazy schedules make us more acceptable and beautiful in the eyes of others? Her children learn from her how to manage their lives.ĭoes today’s young mom see her busy schedule as badge of honor? The busier you are that greater your title of “Mom” becomes. In her ministry, she see’s it as a problem for the next generation when a mother is so over committed to a lot of really great things that she sacrifices time with her family, with her husband and can’t follow through with all of the great things she intends on doing. When talking over lunch with my other friend she brought up the issue of young moms today not following through on commitments. I’m not complaining, I’m thrilled when anyone shows up! But, when talking with 2 of my “older” friends today we discussed the reason for low numbers. We have on our roster about 150 moms, but our average attendance is only 75. The topic? Lack of commitment because of overloaded schedules.Īs I have mentioned before, I coordinate a ministry for moms in our church called Mom2Mom. Three separate conversations that all fell on the same topic with out my prompting. Today I was able to chat with 3 of those women in separate conversations. God has richly blessed me by placing godly older women in my life of whom I can turn to for counsel and friendship. I couldn’t help but ask Dana if I could post it here, as her message is so relevant for busy family managers today! Plus I just started Spring Break Vacation with my family, so will be taking some time away AND it’s my birthday! What better reasons to have someone else help a little :-) This post is from a blog I have been following for a few months.
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