Do you ever hold your breath for something and when you can finally exhale.....it is such a wonderful sweet relief? I found myself there recently with a situation and it is so nice to be able to exhale. Perfect timing too!
OK, back to my mothers day theme! Looks like we will be celebrating Mothers Day on Saturday with everyone. They are coming out to our home and we are fixing dinner. Not sure yet what our menu. I love to plan though so that should be fun! We have been loving the fresh fruit the warmer temps have brought us. Right now we have a fresh pineapple, roma apples, strawberries, blackberries and bananas. So yummy!
Another thing I am so grateful to my mom for is that she taught me that the Lord has to be my everything! God designed us to be in relationship with others ranging from marriage, families or friends, etc. I love being relational with others. That is how I am wired. If my relationship with the Lord is priority and I am seeking him to fill me up and meet my needs than the other relationships are so much richer because I am going to the ultimate source. He is truly the only one who can meet all my needs and yet I have been guilty of looking elsewhere. I am thankful that God designed us to be in relationship with others and most of all with Him. My mom showed me that marriages are a blessing but your husband isn't going to meet all your needs nor should he. That children are a gift from the Lord but they eventually leave and they too are not designed to be your all and all. She taught me that friendships are a blessing but they are imperfect too. When I allow the Lord to by my everything and meet my needs it takes pressure off my other relationships. It allows me to love freely and to receive the love that each person is willing or able to give.
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Sounds like your mom taught you some really great lessons- the most important one being to rely on God for everything. You are so right - relying on Him to be your all only enriches everything else in your life!
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