In times of transition...

This morning at church we had a missionary visit. Mark Hedinger and family have an amazing, blessed ministry of training others to share the gospel. He gave a powerful sermon on what to do in times of transition in the church, but the ideas can be applied to daily life as well. There were many awesome points in Mr. Hedinger's message but two really stuck out to me.

The first was in times of transition to keep to the basics. The concept is so simple, yet it is usually the last thing I do. In this season of my life there are a lot of changes as I learn to be a better wife and mom! It's so exciting to see how God is working in my life, yet on a daily basis I struggle to remember the basics- reading/meditation on Scripture, prayer, and fellowship. I get caught up in my to-do list of housework and projects and usually get discouraged every night when most of it goes untouched. Transitioning from one season in life to another can be a trying and stressful experience, but remembering to spend time in the Word and in prayer remind me to rely on God's grace.

The second point was to obey in times of transition. Obviously I should obey at all times, but I needed the reminder to obey in the midst of change. God calls me to be a helper and a blessing to my husband and to love and care for my son. Freaking out about a to-do list accomplishes neither of those. I need to focus on serving Christ first and my family second, however that plays out. One day that might mean a lot of housework and a lot of laundry. The next day that might be sitting around spending time together doing nothing. I need to make obeying Christ more of a priority. It can be difficult to do, but it also makes life simpler.

These two points are closely related. I can't obey God's call on my life if I don't spend time with Him to know what that is. God wants me to spend time with Him daily, to commit Scripture to memory, to talk with Him through out my day. Ignoring "the basics" is disobeying God and His direction for my life.

So, please pray for me. I struggle with creating a routine that will bless my family but also allow time for me to spend time with my Savior and to get some of my to-do list out of the way. I want to be flexible and be a blessing, but I know that time with Jesus is essential for that to be true in my life.