So, here’s your truth bomb for today: Every mom deals with guilt.
EVERY mom.
The only question is what that guilt’s going to be about.
- Using the frozen pizza one night instead of cooking from scratch for optimum nutrition?
- Not taking them on that park outing ‘cause you were exhausted?
- Letting your phone play babysitter once too often?
Or running a business to bring your gifts to the world? What’s yours going to be?
Don’t lean out – the enemy wants to stop your purpose.
Let’s stop with this idea that the mere existence of you having mom guilt means you’re doing something wrong. We all do.
The question is what you make of it. What you do in response to it. (Those feelings of wrong choices, or regret, or inadequacy, or guilt.)
What’s your response going to be then? To lean into your purpose, to find a way to do it better, or to let guilt guilt you into leaning out?
Don’t lean out – that’s exactly what the enemy wants you to do.
He wants to stop your purpose.
So journal on whatever you need to, ask God if there’s any kernel of truth to that regret you just had, and do whatever He tells you to do.
And if He tells you it’s okay, take Him at His word. Trust Him. Aka, throw the mom guilt in the trash and move on.
Because He just told you those feelings were a lie.
Remember, you’re allowed to be human – you’re allowed to have doubts and flounderings and regret. The key is what you do with them.
Evaluate and change? Evaluate and throw out? Or wallow in and ditch your unique, eternal purpose?
It’s up to you.
What’s God calling you to reevaluate today?
