As a mom, what do you consider a well-lived life?
Many of us will have different answers with, I trust, being a borned again, surrendered Christian serving the Lord Jesus with all our heart at the top of the list. For with God we are capable of doing all that He calls us to. And without Him at the end of life what else will matter?
FOR WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN, IF HE SHALL GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL? MARK 8:36
But what else as a mom, wife, homemaker do you consider to be at the top of your list of important things?
- What do you want your family life to look like?
- What values do you want to have instilled in your children by the time they’ve grown?
- If you are home educating, how can you best educate your child?
- What are some personal development goals you might have?
- What do you want your marriage to look like?
ARE YOUR DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT LIST?
So many times I can get distracted with good things. Things that aren’t inherently wrong but maybe aren’t the best use of my time. As someone who has many interests, I can easily get on a tangent learning about something new. One thing leads to another to another to another.
Do you want a real-life example?
I was sitting here typing this when I accidentally hit a button that brought up another browser and then another accidental hit of a button brought up the news.
Normally I don’t read the news…. but this article on the discovery of a 700-year-old Knights Templar cave drew me in. If you read the article it’s a fascinating discovery, wouldn’t you agree?
If we only knew what discoveries lay all around us still waiting to be found, we’d all probably become avid explorers.
Wait a minute. Weren’t we discussing something else?
Oh yes, we were discussing how I can become sidetracked so quickly.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A VISION
We need to have a vision as moms, wives, homemakers. We should have an ideal of what we want for our home and family. If we don’t, we may find ourselves working or instilling values that really aren’t our highest priority or best values.
WHAT ARE IDEALS?
Sometimes people get confused between the two words ideas and ideals. Ideas are something you get when considering a situation, job or task. Ideals are the thoughts you have for what is the most perfect or suitable for any given situation.
Picture how you want your family life to look. Those are your ideals on what would make the ultimate home.
HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN?
If you aren’t intentional in how you run your household and family life, life has its own way of taking over. It’s hard enough to make the important things happen in your life, but if you have no intentionality to it, it’s almost impossible.
For example, a family supper where everyone is gathered around the table will not happen unless you (mom) make it happen. It will take the effort on your part of planning ahead and establishing this important habit and tradition of eating together.
Once you have thought about what you want your home to look like, think about what you can do to make that happen in your home. What disciplines need to be established, what activities need to be started or stopped?
EVERYTHING YOU DO IN A DAY WILL DRIVE YOU CLOSER OR FURTHER FROM YOUR GOALS.
In this age of fast-paced living, I think it’s important to have these ideals always before you. You have to continually ask yourself if what you are doing each day is bringing you closer to your ideals or will it hinder?
MAKE EACH DAY COUNT BECAUSE THE YEARS WILL GO BY FASTER THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED.
Everything you do today will determine the direction you are going tomorrow. So be sure the course you’re on is heading the way that you want to go.
I still get off course – all the time and sometimes quite badly.
And with the busyness of life, I’m finding some of the things I did with my older children harder than ever to do with my younger ones.
But today is not the end of the story for any of us.
Tomorrow is a new day and a new beginning. We don’t have to stay off-track. We can renew our vision and continue on with fresh energy.
