Our foundation

Faith toward God is the foundation of effective mothering. Success as a mother doesn’t begin with hard work or sound principles or consistent discipline (as necessary as these are). It begins with God: His character, His faithfulness, His promises, His sovereignty. And as our understanding of these truths increases, so will our faith for mothering.

Carolyn Mahaney, girltalk, November 19, 2008

This morning I was reading in Romans, and this passage goes right along,

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we eagerly wait for it. (Romans 8:25)

On the road of parenting, yes, there are markers along the way. But our satisfaction cannot be found in, as Matthew Henry says, "the things of time and sense." It is patience, faith in waiting, that smooths the path and brings purpose to the twists and turns in the journey. It is confidence in Him, that "He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." (Phil. 1:6)

Lord, make me to know more of You; more of Your character, more of Your faithfulness, more of Your promises, more of Your sovereignty. Lord, increase my faith.

(art credit: Claude Monet, Poppies, Near Argenteuil, 1873)