Ever since I was a little girl, whenever someone would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up my first thought was to say “I want to be a Mom!”, but instead I would say what they expected me to say, teacher, nurse, etc. How come I want to be a Mom? I want to give somebody life. I want to raise Godly children. It would keep me more humble. Morning cuddles, bedtime kisses and prayer, tiny ponytails, baby feet, baby giggles, you get the idea!
I do realize that being a Mom is not all about the good, its also about the bad. But I am willing to accept that. One of my hearts deepest desires is to be a Mom. I hope that someday I am blessed enough to have a little sweet baby voice call me “Mom”
Last February I realized that I also have a passion for mission work. I want to be a missionary as well as a mom.
I used to think that being a missionary meant going to a 3rd world country and serving there. Helping build wells, houses, spreading the love of Yeshua etc.
One of my friends told me this though and it has stuck with me ever since
“As soon as you step out your front door, you enter your mission field”
How true is that?! We can make a difference in the world right here, in our own country in our own province, in our own city. There are so many things we can do. We can volunteer in homeless shelters, do prayer/rose walks through the worst area of our cities, sit down and really just talk and listen to someone on the street. There are so many people out there that need to hear about Yeshua’s love and forgiveness.
We can also write letters to our government letting them know that we do not approve of things they are doing. Slowly one by one the government is stripping away our rights and freedoms. If you do not agree with what they are doing it is time to start speaking up!
Write letters, make phone calls, have a rally, start a petition, hand out brochures. There are so many things you can do.
If you think that you do not have the power to change the world, you are wrong. Remember Rosa Parks? She refused to give up her seat on a bus and that started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Little things done with great love can change the world.
If you believe in something, firmly stand up for what you believe in. Do not let others stand in your way or try to bring you down. If you get a few enemies along the way, good it means you stood up for something you believe in!
My big sister once told me( ok, not just once, being the super awesome big sister she is, she has kept reminding me! If your reading this, I love you sissy!) that I am never ever to say that I cant do something. Because I CAN do anything ( I CAN do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13) . The more you say that you cannot do something the more you believe it. Instead start saying “I can do this”. After awhile you will start to believe it and you will have a more positive outlook on life and what you want to do. Remember that you are capable of doing way more then you know you can!
Those are my two passions in life. They may not be the social norms but that is OK. I am all about breaking the social norms and thinking and living outside the box, and being my own person. God made me an original, why be a copy?!
Be the change you wish to see in the world!
Shalom!
No comments:
Post a Comment