Three things

For a long time, I have trusted God for an occupation/job/career/ profession that would allow me to spend quality and quantity time with my family. And believe you me; He has been MORE than Faithful.

 

But today morning, it dawned on me how selfish that has been. Despite God been so gracious, it occurred to me that NOT for a moment have I asked ever asked God for a Job that does not strain my relationship with Him. 

So, God and I were on the drawing board again.  The Holy Spirit reminded me of a phrase that we use most of the time…  “Where is God in all this?”

This is a sad phrase because most of the time, we tend to ask of it after we have moved  on into our business and we are at crossroads, meaning, unless we hit a bump in our life, we never think about “where God is in the first place”

So, two things. 

     1.  Does the reality of who God is shape your life/world view or ;

      2. Does the reality of the world shape how you see and interact God

I can tell you, quite a number of us are in the second category, including me. So today, I asked God to change and transform me.

See, for any Mum out there. GOD FIRST! I wish I could help you understand that-But God will.

How do we enjoy our family unless God gives us the grace to do so? Do you know that we can stay at home, spend many hours with our children and still be miserable Mums? Have a great career and yet hate it all together? Try to find the right balance in life and miss it all? Yes, because the moment we draw strength from ourselves, we are nothing but a candidates for failure. 

So, if you are like me, the next time you ask God to give you balance as a working Mum and or are looking for a job;

Three things are important;

1. God grant me a Job/ grant me a career that first and foremost does not strain my time with you that is conducive for my growth as your child and that is favorable for a continuous intimate relationship with you. – Mums, we don’t get to know God by wishing we knew Him, we know God by spending TIME with Him and in His Word. 

2. Sure, I would love a Job/ a career where I am also able to have quality and quantity time with my family. To impact into their lives and change generations to come, that they may turn their hearts to God. 

3. A job/career that will also will allow me to serve others, outside the comfort of my home as the Lord leads. 

That’s my list.

Afraid?

Now, I find God amazing. He calls one afraid guy a mighty warrior! The other day, I was struggling with a few fears, and I kept reminding myself that I have not been given Spirit of fear but of power and sound (balanced) mind. Well, the fear persisted and I asked God to help me because I was shaking within like a leaf, you know those life situations that keep your worried and fearful.

Well, the Holy Spirit led me to Gideon. In judges, the Angel of the Lord appears to Gideon and tells him, “The Lord is with you, Oh mighty man of fearless courage. Judges 6:12

Bu if you read chapter 6, 7,8,9 you will ask God, why did you call this man fearless, while all I see in him is fear. Well if you are like me, i usually have these conversations with God. You see, I ask God many questions about His word, it is His word and I only learn His word through Him and by the help of the Holy Spirit. I mean Gideon; he destroyed the altars of Baal at night, because he was afraid of His father’s household 6:27. Can the Lord actually talk to you, and you are still afraid?   But on the other hand, if you rely on Him, then His word assures us that He is with us and He has already defined who we are. We are fearless men and women of courage, not because we do not feel afraid, but because through Him, He empowers and clothes us with His Spirit to keep on moving.

Judges 7:10. God tells Gideon, by the way if you fear to go down the camp of the

Midianites please take your servant Purah with you. God is sending Gideon, but he knows that this guy will be afraid so he asks him to get some company.

Really, God is so real. He acknowledges our fears and has an answer to all our fears. There are times that I have felt condemned even on pulpit when you are constantly reminded that fear is of the devil and faith and fear don’t walk together and that fear is absolute lack of faith.  But I also find in scripture that God knows our weakness, He knows when we are afraid and the good thing is that when we learn to call on Him, He does help us through our fears.

His Best

There is a common phrase in Kenya known as “hustling”. Meaning, you are working to yourself extremely hard to make a living, so you say you are hassling. Or something close to that. Well, I love Kenya, and I like the fact that quite a majority of us are hardworking. 

I know that we also pray, we seek God and ask and petition Him for so many things in our lives. Sometime back, I was reading my favorite book, the Bible and I came across something and the Holy Spirit Instantly spoke to me so deeply about those words. 

“ He who did not withhold or spare His own son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all other things”. Romans 8:32

The next thing I heard in my heart was “He has already given you His BEST He will truly provide for the rest for nothing equals Him giving you His one and only Son.

That was deep? I love God and many times I read the bible and I cannot help to see how much Gods infinite wisdom is well articulated in the bible. There are times I will tell my husband “God is truly smart”. Of course saying He is smart does not describe anything that is equal to Him; it’s just that on this side of the world, I lack words to describe exactly how I feel in my heart concerning His sharpness.

Well, this Monday, just in case you woke up hustling and are truly believing God for something, remember, He has already  given you his BEST and He can freely give you all the other things.  But you know what, I am so glad that I have accepted His BEST, because that already guarantees me eternal life which far surpasses all other things.