Fight stance of a momma

We don't even realize  it anymore.

As wives...as moms...as women. We are constantly looking after other people.
We gotta raise them babies right.
We gotta love on our husbands and keep our marriages fresh and full of life.

We are the caterer, the personal drive, the maid, the teacher, the therapist, the lover, the friend, the disciplinary, the pastor, the administrator. You name it women carry the title. We carry all of this everyday, with out a break.

Moms, we are extraordinary.

I have noticed that as I navigate my daily duties and responsibilities I often am faced with this sense of inadequacy.

I'm not teaching my children all they need to know in their education.

I'm failing at being a house wife ...because my house is a disaster

I'm not serving my husband well because he gets my energy left overs...and on and on it goes.

As we quickly go through our daily tasks we often have these little thoughts just pass by.

I don't even realize anymore when the lies of the enemy sneak into my mind and take root. When I panic and start thinking I'm not good enough I don't seem to be able clue in.

One night last week as I was sitting in bed fussing over my latest worry, I heard the Holy Spirit yell at me loud and clear. "wake up"!

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up!!!!

Wake up to these lie that have been planted in your head that you now consider truths. Wake up to the truth that is God, that is the power of the Holy Spirit.

It was refreshing. I started to go through my day in my head and notice over and over again how many times I just pass things off as that's just how it's going to be.

I was challenged in that moment to match the faith that I claim to have up with the words coming from my mouth and the thoughts going through my head.

I looked at my defiant child that has been driving me crazy lately and instead of seeing a problem I saw opportunity for the Holy Spirit to move....and on and on it went situation after situation I saw opportunities.

So often praying for everyday little situations slip our minds. We have created this culture even as Christian where we just except that this is how it's going to be.

The Holy Spirit moved me that night. To pray. Pray for the big and ugly situations and the ity bity situations. Most of all for the situations I had excepted as this is just how it's gonna be situations.

He moved my heart and challenged me to not quit praying until all the areas of my life line up with the word of God. Not just areas, every single little situation in my life needs to line up with the word of God.

Most of all to ignore the haters. The faith suckers and all the negativity. To believe that my prayers are heard and that when I pray the word over my life they hold the power of the blood of Jesus.