To moms, new moms, moms-to-be:
November 21
Personally, I think moms invented the term multi-tasking. It is indeed possible to stir batter, hip-balance a cranky baby, talk on the phone, let the dog out, and carry on a perfectly logical, even engaging, conversation at the same time.
And hopefully, Thanksgiving dinner, that test of culinary prowess, of family gathering, and moments of panic will be less a test of patience than of other days.
We’re wired to accomplish such feats on an hourly basis. I have an attitude of gratitude for those abilities when they were so very necessary. Did I take them for granted? Was I so sleep-deprived, I forgot to be thankful to my Creator for the strength He provided? Probably.
Today’s Scripture: “You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.” (Psalm 118: 28-29)
Prayer: Lord of the Harvest, Lord of the Home, Lord of the family, teach us to remember the Source of all good things and the Source of all that we need, and the Source of all we hold dear, even when we are overwhelmed by things seemingly outside our control. Be that still small voice that calls us, even nags us, so we remember to thank You for our blessings in every circumstance, even today’s. In November 21 the Name of Jesus and for His sake. Amen.
November 21 Thanksliving Journal: for provision of a strength essential for the task.
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November 21 Items, pictures, sketches, photos of times when God gave me strength beyond my own, a legacy of memories, a place I’ll return when I need reminders of evidence of His love for me in every situation.
Scripture references for relying on God’s strength for the benefit of service to others.
“I lift my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—He who wathes over you will not slumber: indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber or sleep.
(Psalm 121: 1-4)
Jesus’ prayer for all believers: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in me and I am in You. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that You have sent me. I have given them the glory that You gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I brought to complete unity to let the world know that You sent me and have loved them even as You have loved me. Father, I want those You have given me to be with me where I am and to see my glory, the glory You have given me because You loved me before the creation of the world.” (John 17: 20-24)
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2: 8-10)
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