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My best friend, Rebecca, submitted the following comment in response to my last post.  I asked her if I could quote her and she said, “I guess, if you feel you have to.” I wanted you to see it because it is true and profound. This is godly wisdom at its finest. Thank you, Rebecca, for speaking truth into my life once again.

“I submit this response to you as a grandmother, mother, and wife, to another mother and wife. There is no greater cause than affecting the lives of those under our own roofs. And there is no greater effect for eternity than allowing Christ to live through us to them. When we are being faithful to champion the lives that God has entrusted to us in our own homes, we can also be trusted to expand that sphere of influence to countless others. The people you mentioned did wonderful things in their lifetimes that helped shape the world we now live in and affected lives in ways we may never fully comprehend. God used these people to accomplish history altering events for his purposes. I wonder how often though in our lofty zeal to do something “big” for the Lord and our world, we overlook the lives in our own domicile. Could God be calling us, as moms and wives to look under our own noses for that cause to champion? We may not be remembered for the kind of paramount undertakings that these great individuals were, but in the hearts of the human beings that God placed directly in our care we will be remembered for eternity.”

Since this was written just a few weeks ago, there have been some life altering events in my family which confirm to me that being the best mom I can be (ie. self-sacrificing, nurturing, loving, etc) is my greatest calling…for such a time as this.

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