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• Sing Bible songs, play worship music, and pray with my children (get
“basic” and “practical”).
• Trust God with my fears, and doubts. It is the only way to be free to be
the best Mom I can be.
• Remember that if I love my children first, and then pursue my love for
God after that, I am choosing to make my children my god. If my
children disappoint me (and they will), then I am stuck. It is important for
me to offer my children freedom from fulfilling my dreams.
Hopefully, the above lists do not suggest that there is a formula for
Mothering, and if I work through the steps correctly, everything will
be great. Joy and contentment are found when I persevere in
setting good examples for my children, and in making it clear that
my highest calling is living out my faith in any circumstance in
which God has placed me. Many people believe that if I do
everything right and follow all of the rules, I will experience the full
joy of Motherhood. But, the deeply felt joy of being a Mom will likely
only come after I have experienced the pain of failure, frustration,
isolation, and many other trials. Moms are going to have difficult
days. It is not easy being “on-call” 24/7. But, God has placed me
here, and because of His love and strength, I can accept His calling.
QUESTIONS for DISCUSSION:
• What do you think about the author’s (Fields' Myth book) belief that we
can love our children too much? In what ways do you agree or
disagree?
• Does the Mom role ever feel like a balancing act between pursuing
God, and being an attentive Mom? And, if married, how does all of this
fit in with my wife role?
• How can I continue to set a good example for my children when I feel
myself spiraling down during a difficult day?
BIBLE VERSES included in the Chapter, Myth #3; Parenting is your Highest
Calling:
Matthew 20:20-23 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons,
bowing down, and making a ‘request of Him.’ And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She
said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your
right and one on Your left. But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are
asking for. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to Him, “We are
able.” He said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is
not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”
Matthew 20:26-28 “It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among
you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom
for many.”
Matthew 10:37-39 “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And
he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his
life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake shall find it.”
Luke 10:27 And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your
neighbor as yourself.”
Titus 2:4 That they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their
children.
Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has
commanded you, that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you on the
land which the Lord your God gives you.
Matthew 19:19 “Honor your father and mother; and You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.”
Exodus 34:14 For you shall not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is
Jealous, is a jealous God
Genesis 22:2 And He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and
go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of
which I will tell you.”
Genesis 21:12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed because of the lad and
your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall
be named.”
Hebrews 11:19 He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from
which he also received him back as a type.
Galatians 3:6 Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as
righteousness.
Genesis 17:4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a
multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be
Abraham; for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.”
Matthew 25:23 his master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful slave; you were
faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter in the joy of your
master.”
Exodus 10:3 And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord,
the God of the Hebrews, how long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My
people go, that they may serve Me.”