Keeping things in perspective...

This morning my alarm went off at 6 am to prepare our daughters for school! In a fog, I hit snooze at least once that I know of lol! As our girls were getting dressed, I was not a happy camper...I was thinking how I didn't want to get dressed and I didn't want to go outside, I wanted my husband to do it! Mind you, my husband picks our girls up every afternoon and sometimes he brings them to the bus in the morning! 

Well folks, I had to repent! This may seem like a small thing to you but to me it's huge! This may not be your situation per say, but please take away the right perspective for your family with my story...So I had to repent because going back at least 6...I'll say 7 years ago, I used to complain everyday going to work and at work because I wished I could stay home with our girls! I was frustrated because I was tired from working all day long and then having to come home to take care of them...and then the absolute worst part of this for me was that I was missing them grow up! Anyhoo, now I am home with our children, helping to nurture them, preparing them for their future and quite honestly to save money as well...and guess what, here I was starting to complain...AGAIN! Contrary to some and even my own beliefs in the past...This is "my job" so to speak! To look after them...to get up in the morning, get them ready for school, do their homework with them when they come home etc...because my husband has his own set of things he handles and honestly NEEDS to be free to handle! 

I so thank God for my husband! He is focused man...his mind is focused on providing & protecting! Providing & Protecting us...His wife and children!!! That in and of itself is a heavy load to carry! Wow...I often tell him that In some sense I'm like a child...You know children, they have no cares in the world! They eat, sleep, play and live without worrying about where it's coming from or if it's coming at all and that so reflects me to a degree!!!  Since I got laid off from my job, I don't focus on when the bills are due...I just trust the God IN my husband, to meet every need we have!  All of our puzzle pieces may not be set in each designated spot, the way we would like them to be but Praise God, my husband didn't get tired and throw the puzzle away! He is still working the puzzle but the most beautiful part of it all is that He is STILL working the puzzle and he is working it the way GOD TELLS HIM TO WORK IT! 

Ladies, I hear you and there is a lot that you are thinking and saying to yourself...One of the things you are thinking is..."I wish I had a man of God!", "I wish I had a man who is obedient to God!"...and yes, while that should be your prayer, BUT Please remember to be careful what you ask for and be ready to deal with and accept what you pray for! Best believe that having a man that is completely obedient to God, will cause you and your family to end up in situations that are not always favorable in others eyes and sometimes your own...Their decisions and actions sometimes aren't going to make sense to you or him and most definitely not to other people, most of the time! Remember, It takes a special kind of woman, to stand by a man who is sold out to God completely! So, I encourage you to change your perspective! Ladies don't complain about what you don't want to do but know you need to do! Don't complain about what you don't have because even on your husbands worse day, he is doing the best He can! Pray for your husband! Pray that no matter what your husband seeks the Kingdom of Heaven and all of God's righteousness first! Pray that your husband continues to acknowledge God in ALL his ways, so The Lord will continue to direct his path!  Pray for Christ-Like qualities In your husband and your children! 

Ladies I am praying for us...I am praying that our intercession comes up higher...We need to be fervent in prayer for our husbands, children, businesses and our ministries!  The will of The Lord be fulfilled in our marriages and families in Jesus Name Amen! 

Prayerfully Yours,

Mie~